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Where does “fisga” come from?

fisga (Spanish) comes from Spanish fisgar, from Vulgar Latin fixicare, from Latin fīxus, from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

Definitions

Ancestry of “fisga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfisgarto snoop; to harpoon
2Vulgar Latinfixicare—
3Latinfīxus—
4Latinfīgō—
5Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fisga”

  • fisga
  • fisgar
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