Where does “фига” come from?
фига (Russian) comes from Polish figa, from Middle High German vīge, from Old High German fīga, from Old French figue, from Occitan figa, from Old Occitan figa, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus — Ripe fig.
фига (Russian): fig
Ancestry of “фига”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Polish | figa | common fig, Ficus carica; nothing, nil, zilch;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vīge | — |
| 3 | Old High German | fīga | — |
| 4 | Old French | figue | fig |
| 5 | Occitan | figa | fig |
| 6 | Old Occitan | figa | fig |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | fica | fig; fig, fig-tree |
| 8 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 9 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |
Words derived from “фига”