Where does “piluccare” come from?

piluccare (Italian) comes from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom, from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo-, from Proto-Indo-European peys- — to grind, to crush.

piluccare (Italian): To pick, pick at, peck or nibble

Definitions

  1. To pick, pick at, peck or nibble

Ancestry of “piluccare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin*pilūc(i)cāre—
2Latinpilāre—
3Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
4Latinpīlusa hair
5Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
6Proto-Italicpistlom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush

Words derived from “piluccare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →