Where does “picossada” come from?

picossada (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".

picossada (Catalan): peck blow with a beak

Definitions

  1. peck blow with a beak

Ancestry of “picossada”, 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"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →