Where does “fisgar” come from?

fisgar (Portuguese) comes 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.

fisgar (Portuguese): to hook

Definitions

  1. to hook

Ancestry of “fisgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefisgaslingshot; gig; barb
2SpanishfisgaA trident, harpoon
3Spanishfisgarto snoop; to harpoon
4Vulgar Latinfixicare—
5Latinfīxusunwavering
6Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
7Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fisgar”

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Latin fīxus →