Where does “ahincado” come from?

ahincado (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.

ahincado (Spanish): earnest

Definitions

  1. earnest

Ancestry of “ahincado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishahincarto urge; to hurry up
2Spanishhincarto thrust, drive
3Spanishfincarto thrust, stick; to plant, cultivate; to acquire...
4Old Spanishfincar
5Vulgar Latin*fīgicāre
6Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
7Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “ahincado

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre