Where does “appicciare” come from?

appicciare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin appiciare, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

Ancestry of “appicciare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinappiciare
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “appicciare

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