Where does “piccolo” come from?

piccolo (Dutch) comes from Italian piccolo, from Vulgar Latin pikk — little.

piccolo (Dutch): piccolo small flute

Definitions

  1. piccolo small flute

Ancestry of “piccolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiccolosmall; little; young
2Vulgar Latinpikklittle
Every word from Vulgar Latin pikk →Every word from Italian piccolo →
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