Where does “Figa” come from?
Figa (Romanian) comes from Hungarian füge, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
Ancestry of “Figa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | füge | fig |
| 2 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 3 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |