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Where does “фиговый” come from?

фиговый (Russian) comes from Russian фи́га, 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 — Ripe fig.

фиговый (Russian): fig; lousy, rubbishy; Фиго́вый из тебя́ пло́тник....

Definitions

  1. fig; lousy, rubbishy; Фиго́вый из тебя́ пло́тник....

Ancestry of “фиговый”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфи́гаfig
2Polishfigacommon fig, Ficus carica; nothing, nil, zilch;...
3Middle High Germanvīge—
4Old High Germanfīga—
5Old Frenchfiguefig
6Occitanfigafig
7Old Occitanfigafig
8Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
9Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
10Phoenician??Ripe fig
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