Where does “pego” come from?

pego (Esperanto) comes from Italian picchio, from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus — woodpecker.

pego (Esperanto): woodpecker

Definitions

  1. woodpecker

Ancestry of “pego”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpicchiowoodpecker; rap, tap, knock; rapping, tapping,...
2Vulgar Latinpiccussharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike
3Latinpīcuswoodpecker
Every word from Latin pīcus →Every word from Vulgar Latin piccus →Every word from Italian picchio →