Where does “*fīgicāre” come from?

*fīgicāre (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin fīgō, from Proto-Italic feigʷō — to insert; to fasten.

Ancestry of “*fīgicāre”, step by step

*fīgicāre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin fīgō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīgōto fasten, fix
2Proto-Italicfeigʷōto insert; to fasten

via Latin fīgere

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfīgere
2Proto-Indo-Europeandʰēygʷ-to stick into, pierce

Words derived from “*fīgicāre

Every word from Proto-Italic feigʷōEvery word from Latin fīgō