Where does “” come from?

苉 (Chinese) comes from English picene, from Latin Picenum, from Latin pīcus — woodpecker.

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpiceneA polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of...
2LatinPicenum
3Latinpīcuswoodpecker
Every word from Latin pīcusEvery word from Latin PicenumEvery word from English picene