Where does “piluccatore” come from?

piluccatore (Italian) comes from Italian piluccare, 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- — to grind, to crush.

piluccatore (Italian): nibbler

Definitions

  1. nibbler

Ancestry of “piluccatore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianpiluccareTo pick, pick at, peck or nibble
2Vulgar Latin*pilūc(i)cāre—
3Latinpilāre—
4Latinpilamortar; pillar; pier
5Latinpīlusa hair
6Latinpīluma pounder, pestle
7Proto-Italicpistlom—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpis-tlo-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpeys-to grind, to crush
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peys- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pis-tlo- →Every word from Proto-Italic pistlom →