Where does “fisgar” come from?

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

fisgar (Spanish): to snoop; to harpoon

Definitions

  1. to snoop; to harpoon

Ancestry of “fisgar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinfixicare
2Latinfīxusunwavering
3Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
4Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

Words derived from “fisgar

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgōEvery word from Latin fīxus
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