Etymology of the English word fichu
the English word
fichuderived from the French word
fichuderived from the French word
ficherderived from the Latin root
*figicarederived from the Latin word
figere (fasten, fix; pierce)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhigʷ-derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dhīgʷ-Date
The earliest known usage of fichu in English dates from the 19th century.
Usage
Word found in Modern English
