1. Etymology of the English word fig
the English word
figderived from the Old French word
figuederived from the Old Provençal word
figaderived from the Latin word
ficus (fig; fig tree; hemorrhoids)
Derivations in English
figgy,
figwort,
spankerCognates
Catalan
figa, Dutch
vijg, French
figue, German
Feige, Icelandic
fíkja, Lithuanian
figa, Norwegian
fiken, Polish
figa, Portuguese
figa, Russian
фигa, Spanish
higa, Swedish
fikon, Yiddish
fajg2. Etymology of the English word fig
derived from the English word
figderived from the English word
feague
