Where does “picchiotto” come from?
picchiotto (Italian) comes from Italian picchio, from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus.
picchiotto (Italian): knocker; nuthatch
Ancestry of “picchiotto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | picchio | woodpecker; rap, tap, knock; rapping, tapping,... |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | piccus | sharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike |
| 3 | Latin | pīcus | — |