Where does “picar” come from?

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

picar (Catalan): to bite, sting; to peck; to prick, pierce

Definitions

  1. to bite, sting; to peck; to prick, pierce

Ancestry of “picar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “picar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →