Where does “picchiottare” come from?

picchiottare (Italian) comes from Italian picchiotto, from Italian picchio, from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus — woodpecker.

picchiottare (Italian): to knock on a door (using the knocker)

Definitions

  1. to knock on a door (using the knocker)

Ancestry of “picchiottare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpicchiottoknocker; nuthatch
2Italianpicchiowoodpecker; rap, tap, knock; rapping, tapping,...
3Vulgar Latinpiccussharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike
4Latinpīcuswoodpecker

Words derived from “picchiottare”

Every word from Latin pīcus →Every word from Vulgar Latin piccus →Every word from Italian picchio →