Where does “fitar” come from?

fitar (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin fictare, from Latin fictum, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- — to stick into, pierce.

fitar (Portuguese): to stare at; to gaze at

Definitions

  1. to stare at; to gaze at

Ancestry of “fitar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfictare—
2Latinfictumnominative neuter singular of fictus; accusative...
3Latinfīgere—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ- →Every word from Latin fīgere →Every word from Latin fictum →