Where does “picchiotto” come from?

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

picchiotto (Italian): knocker; nuthatch

Definitions

  1. knocker; nuthatch

Ancestry of “picchiotto”, step by step

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

Words derived from “picchiotto”

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