Where does “fikonkaktus” come from?

fikonkaktus (Swedish) comes from Swedish fikon, from Middle Low German vige, from Vulgar Latin fica, from Latin ficus, from Phoenician ?? — Ripe fig.

fikonkaktus (Swedish): prickly pear, Opuntia (cactus)

Definitions

  1. prickly pear, Opuntia (cactus)

Ancestry of “fikonkaktus”, step by step

fikonkaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish fikon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishfikona fig
2Middle Low Germanvige—
3Vulgar Latinficafig; fig, fig-tree
4Latinficusfig tree; fig; hemorrhoids
5Phoenician??Ripe fig

via Swedish kaktus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkaktusa cactus
Every word from Phoenician ?? →Every word from Latin ficus →Every word from Vulgar Latin fica →