Where does “Picco” come from?

Picco (English) comes from Italian picco, from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus — woodpecker.

Ancestry of “Picco”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiccopeak, summit; spike, peak; peak, high
2Vulgar Latinpiccussharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike
3Latinpīcuswoodpecker
Every word from Latin pīcus →Every word from Vulgar Latin piccus →Every word from Italian picco →