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 |
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| 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 | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |