figo

Pronunciation: [ˈfiː.ɡoː]

“figo” is a Latin word. Its 5 meanings in English:

verb

to fasten, fix
to transfix, pierce
to erect, post, set up
to affirm, assert
to drive nails

Etymology

Back-formation from the perfect stem fīx- under the influence of such as stringō, replacing earlier fīvō, the supine stem fīx- was also later taken from the perfect stem, replacing earlier fīct-; from Proto-Italic *feigʷō, from earlier *θeigʷō, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰéygʷeti, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”). Cognates include English ditch, West Frisian dyk (“dam”),…

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More Latin words

figlina
figlinum
figlinus
figmentum
figularis
figulina
figulinum
figulinus

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