Where does “picar” come from?

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

picar (Galician): to mince; to chop; to bite

Definitions

  1. to mince; to chop; to bite

Ancestry of “picar”, 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 →