Where does “fitar” come from?
fitar (Portuguese) comes from Vulgar Latin fictare, from Latin fictum, from Latin fīgere, from Proto-Indo-European dʰēygʷ-.
fitar (Portuguese): to stare at; to gaze at
Ancestry of “fitar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | fictare | — |
| 2 | Latin | fictum | nominative neuter singular of fictus; accusative... |
| 3 | Latin | fīgere | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰēygʷ- | — |