Where does “picón” come from?

picón (Galician) comes from Galician pico, from Old Portuguese pico, from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus — woodpecker.

picón (Galician): having protruding teeth

Definitions

  1. having protruding teeth

Ancestry of “picón”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianpicopeak; summit; top; a hill or mountain that ends...
2Old Portuguesepico—
3Vulgar Latinpiccussharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike
4Latinpīcuswoodpecker
Every word from Latin pīcus →Every word from Vulgar Latin piccus →Every word from Old Portuguese pico →