Where does “ahínco” come from?

ahínco (Spanish) comes from Spanish ahincar, from Spanish hincar, from Spanish fincar, from Old Spanish fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

ahínco (Spanish): effort, zeal, determination

Definitions

effort, zeal, determination

Ancestry of “ahínco”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	ahincar	to urge; to hurry up
2	Spanish	hincar	to thrust, drive
3	Spanish	fincar	to thrust, stick; to plant, cultivate; to acquire...
4	Old Spanish	fincar	—
5	Vulgar Latin	*fīgicāre	—
6	Latin	fīgō	to fasten, fix
7	Proto-Italic	feigʷō	to insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ahínco”

ahincanza

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →Every word from Latin fīgō →Every word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre →