Where does “hígado” come from?

hígado (Spanish) comes from Old Spanish figado, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.

hígado (Spanish): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “hígado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishfigadoliver
2Late Latinficatumliver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;...
3Latinfīcātumliver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras
4Latiniecurliver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the...
5Proto-Italicjekʷorliver
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHyékʷr̥liver

Words derived from “hígado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Italic jekʷor →Every word from Latin iecur →