Where does “igado” come from?
igado (Tagalog) comes from Ilocano igado, from Spanish hígado, from Old Spanish figado, from Late Latin ficatum, from Latin fīcātum, from Latin iecur, from Proto-Italic jekʷor, from Proto-Indo-European Hyékʷr̥ — liver.
igado (Tagalog): igado
Definitions
- igado
Ancestry of “igado”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ilocano | igado | — |
| 2 | Spanish | hígado | liver |
| 3 | Old Spanish | figado | liver |
| 4 | Late Latin | ficatum | liver; liver, from an animal fattened on figs;... |
| 5 | Latin | fīcātum | liver (from an animal fattened on figs); foie gras |
| 6 | Latin | iecur | liver; the seat of the soul; the seat of the... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | jekʷor | liver |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | Hyékʷr̥ | liver |