Where does “spiccato” come from?

spiccato (Finnish) comes from Italian spiccato, from Italian spiccare, from Italian s-, from Latin ēx-, from Proto-Indo-European eǵ-.

spiccato (Finnish): spiccato; A piece or section of music played that...

Definitions

  1. spiccato; A piece or section of music played that...

Ancestry of “spiccato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianspiccatostrong, marked, broad, remarkable, distinct; past...
2Italianspiccareto jump, leap; to spread one's wings; to issue
3Italians-un-, in-; de-, dis-, un-; API + bocca → sboccato
4Latinēx-out, away
5Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵ-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵ- →Every word from Latin ēx- →Every word from Italian s- →