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Where does “fijo” come from?

fijo (Spanish) comes from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

fijo (Spanish): fixed; firm; concrete, tangible

Definitions

  1. fixed; firm; concrete, tangible

Ancestry of “fijo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīxus—
2Latinfīgō—
3Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fijo”

  • fijamente
  • fijarse
  • fijar
  • pangpiho
  • piho
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