Where does “peco” come from?
peco (Esperanto) comes from Italian pezzo, from Latin picea, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.
peco (Esperanto): piece
Definitions
- piece
Ancestry of “peco”, step by step
peco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian pezzo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pezzo | piece, chunk; hunk; plot |
| 2 | Latin | picea | spruce family |
| 3 | Latin | pix | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pik- | to be angry; pitch; resin |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pi- | sap, juice |
via Italian pece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | pece | pitch |