FIG - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit
Categories: Fig tree
Meaning 2
Part of speech: Noun
fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
Categories: Edible fruit
Synonyms
Ficus carica, Fig, Figure, Common fig tree, Al-jama'a al-islamiyyah al-muqatilah bi-libya
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fig" comes from Phoenician 𐤐𐤂. It started in Latin fīcus. Then it appeared in Vulgar Latin *fīca. Later, people used it in Old Occitan figa. After that, it was Old French figue. Over time, it became Anglo-Norman figue. Finally, it reached Middle English fige. Many other languages have similar words:.
- Old English: fīc
- Biblical Hebrew: פַּגָּה
- Classical Syriac: ܦܓܐ
- Arabic: فَجّ
- Akkadian: 𒈠
🔗 Related Words
fike – A related word in the same word family.
sycophant – A related word in the same word family.
fico – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Each language in this chain added phonetic changes that transformed the original sound.