Where does “picar” come from?
picar (Galician) comes from Galician pico, from Old Portuguese pico, from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus.
picar (Galician): to mince; to chop; to bite
Definitions
- to mince; to chop; to bite
Ancestry of “picar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Galician | pico | peak; summit; top; a hill or mountain that ends... |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | pico | — |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | piccus | sharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike |
| 4 | Latin | pīcus | — |