Where does “fichar” come from?
fichar (Spanish) comes from Portuguese ficha, from French fiche, from French ficher, from Old French fichier, from Vulgar Latin *fīgicāre, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.
fichar (Spanish): to clock in or clock out, to punch in; to record,...
Definitions
- to clock in or clock out, to punch in; to record,...
Ancestry of “fichar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | ficha | record, file; index card; sheet; form; handout |
| 2 | French | fiche | card; plug; first-person singular present... |
| 3 | French | ficher | to plug in; to drive something in by its point,... |
| 4 | Old French | fichier | to pierce |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *fīgicāre | — |
| 6 | Latin | fīgō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | feigʷō | to insert; to fasten |
Words derived from “fichar”