Where does “higuera” come from?
higuera (Spanish) comes from Catalan figuera, from Latin ficaria, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.
higuera (Spanish): fig tree
Ancestry of “higuera”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | figuera | fig tree |
| 2 | Latin | ficaria | inflection of fīcārius:
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| 3 | Latin | ficus | fig tree; fig; hemorrhoids |
| 4 | Phoenician | ?? | Ripe fig |