ficus

Meaning

1. (declension-2, declension-4) fig tree
2. (declension-2, declension-4) fig (fruit)
3. (declension-2, declension-4) hemorrhoids

Concepts

fig

fig tree

fig-tree

ficus

rubber plant

Translations

Feigenbaum

fico

Feige

figuier

vijg

figue

higuera

higo

figuera

figo

figueira

hejîr

vijgeboom

συκιά

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfiː.kʊs]

Etymology

Possibly adapted into Pre-Latin in the form *θūko- or *θīko- and likely related to Ancient Greek σῦκον (sûkon) and Old Armenian թուզ (tʻuz) through a Mediterranean substrate form *tʲuk- or the like.
One possibility is a Semitic loanword. Compare Phoenician 𐤐𐤀𐤂 (pʾg, “half-ripe fig”), Hebrew פַּג (paḡ), פַּגָּה (paggâ, “unripe fig”), Classical Syriac ܦܵܓܵܐ (“unripe fig”).