Where does “pickax” come from?
pickax (English) comes from English pickaxe, from Old French picois, from Latin picosa, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
pickax (English): Alternative spelling of pickaxe
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of pickaxe
Ancestry of “pickax”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pickaxe | A heavy iron tool with a wooden handle; one end... |
| 2 | Old French | picois | — |
| 3 | Latin | picosa | pickaxe |
| 4 | Latin | pīca | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |