Where does “picada” come from?

picada (Catalan) comes from Catalan picar, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

picada (Catalan): sting; peck; a portion of coarsely ground or...

Definitions

  1. sting; peck; a portion of coarsely ground or...

Ancestry of “picada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpicarto bite, sting; to peck; to prick, pierce
2Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
3Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
4Proto-Germanicpikōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
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