Where does “pecilo-” come from?

pecilo- (Italian) comes from Ancient Greek ποικίλος, from Ancient Greek ποικιλός, from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- — to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

pecilo- (Italian): poikilo

Definitions

  1. poikilo

Ancestry of “pecilo-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekποικίλοςpied, dappled, worked in various colors,...
2Ancient Greekποικιλόςpied, dappled, worked in various colors, parti-colored
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyḱ-to hew, cut out; to stitch, embroider, sting; to...

Words derived from “pecilo-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyḱ- →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικιλός →Every word from Ancient Greek ποικίλος →