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Reconstruction:Latin/figicare

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*fīgicāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. insert, stick in

Reconstruction notes

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The nasal infix observed in Ibero-Romance and (rarely) Occitan is of uncertain origin.

Descendants

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References

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