ficus Latin · revision 8524

− It is a loanword from an unknown Mediterranean language, perhaps taken into pre-Latin as ⟨*θūko-⟩ or ⟨*θīko-⟩.^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012)^(Wiktionary) It is related to [[grc|σῦκον|tr=sûkon|t=fig]], Boeotian ⟨τῦκον⟩, and [[xcl|թուզ|tr=tʻuz|t=fig]].^(de Vaan 2008)^(OLD 2012) Wiktionary considers a Semitic source, comparing [[he|פַּג|tr=paḡ|t=unripe fig]].^(Wiktionary)^(Etymonline) Isidore derived it from ⟨fēcunditās⟩ “fruitfulness”, since the tree bears several times a year.^(Isidore)