Where does “piccolo” come from?

Piccolo comes from Italian piccolo, from Vulgar Latin pikk, originally meaning small or tiny.

piccolo (English): An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller,...

Definitions

  1. An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller,...

Ancestry of “piccolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpiccolosmall; little; young
2Vulgar Latinpikklittle

Words derived from “piccolo”

Every word from Vulgar Latin pikk →Every word from Italian piccolo →