Where does “pega” come from?

pega (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin pica, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

pega (Catalan): pitch, tar; bad luck

Definitions

  1. pitch, tar; bad luck

Ancestry of “pega”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpicamagpie
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “pega”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →