Where does “fisgada” come from?

fisgada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese fisgar, from Portuguese fisga, from Spanish fisga, from Spanish fisgar, from Vulgar Latin fixicare, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

Ancestry of “fisgada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefisgarto hook
2Portuguesefisgaslingshot; gig; barb
3SpanishfisgaA trident, harpoon
4Spanishfisgarto snoop; to harpoon
5Vulgar Latinfixicare—
6Latinfīxusunwavering
7Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
8Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten
Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin fīxus →