Where does “pigo” come from?
pigo (Ido) comes from Esperanto pigo, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
pigo (Ido): magpie
Ancestry of “pigo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | pigo | magpie |
| 2 | Latin | pīca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |