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.

fisga (Spanish): A trident, harpoon

Definitions

  1. A trident, harpoon

Ancestry of “fisga”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishfisgarto snoop; to harpoon
2Vulgar Latinfixicare—
3Latinfīxusunwavering
4Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
5Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fisga”

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷō →