Where does “афиша” come from?
афиша (Russian) comes from French affiche, from French afficher, from Old French afichier, from Old French ficher, from Vulgar Latin ficcare, from Latin ficco, from Latin figico, from Latin -ico.
афиша (Russian): bill, poster, placard
Ancestry of “афиша”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | affiche | poster; placard; sign |
| 2 | French | afficher | to put up; to display; to show |
| 3 | Old French | afichier | to fasten; to affirm; to confirm |
| 4 | Old French | ficher | to fasten, fix, settle in |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | ficcare | — |
| 6 | Latin | ficco | I fasten, put; I stay, become |
| 7 | Latin | figico | I fasten, put, become |
| 8 | Latin | -ico | forms regular first-conjugation verbs, sometimes... |
| 9 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |