Where does “bieco” come from?

bieco (Italian) comes from German fleck, from Middle High German vlëc, from Old High German flec, from Proto-Germanic flekka-, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- — to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

bieco (Italian): sinister, sullen, baleful

Definitions

  1. sinister, sullen, baleful

Ancestry of “bieco”, step by step

bieco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German fleck

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanfleckstain, spot, blot, fleck, smear
2Middle High Germanvlëcfleck
3Old High Germanflec—
4Proto-Germanicflekka-spot; mark; blemish
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₂k-to beat, strike; to strike, fast; to beat, hit,...

via Latin oblaecus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinoblaecus—
2Classical Latinoblīquus—

Words derived from “bieco”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₂k- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flekka- →Every word from Old High German flec →