Where does “ahincanza” come from?
ahincanza (Spanish) comes from Spanish ahínco, 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.
Ancestry of “ahincanza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | ahínco | effort, zeal, determination |
| 2 | Spanish | ahincar | to urge; to hurry up |
| 3 | Spanish | hincar | to thrust, drive |
| 4 | Spanish | fincar | to thrust, stick; to plant, cultivate; to acquire... |
| 5 | Old Spanish | fincar | — |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *fīgicāre | — |
| 7 | Latin | fīgō | to fasten, fix |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |