Reconstruction:Latin/figicare

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

    From fīgō (drive in, fix in place) +‎ -ĭcāre, with early syncope of /ĭ/ and assimilation of /ɡk/ to /kk/ (cf. *trūdicāre).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /fikˈkare/

    Verb

    *fīgicō (present infinitive *fīgicāre, perfect active *fīgicāvī, supine *fīgicātum); first conjugation(Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

    1. to insert, stick in

    Reconstruction notes

    The nasal infix observed in Ibero-Romance and (rarely) Occitan is of uncertain origin, but may perhaps be influenced by fingere.

    Conjugation

    Descendants

    • Italo-Dalmatian:
      • Italian: ficcare
      • Neapolitan: ficcà
      • Sicilian: ficcari
      • Venetan: ficar
    • Rhaeto-Romance:
      • Friulian: ficjâ, fičhâ
      • Ladin: ficèr, ficé, ficë, ficia
      • Romansh: fitśer
    • Gallo-Italic:
      • Piedmontese: fichè
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:

    References