Where does “piccione” come from?
piccione (Italian) comes from Latin pipionem — accusative singular of pīpiō.
piccione (Italian): A pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral...
Definitions
- A pigeon; more accurately the rock pigeon, feral...
Ancestry of “piccione”, step by step
piccione traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pipionem
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pipionem | accusative singular of pīpiō |
via Latin pipio
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pipio | chirping bird; squab; I pipe or chirp |