Where does “pizzica” come from?

pizzica (Italian) comes from Italian pizzicare, from Italian pizzare, from Italian pizzo, from Sicilian pizzu.

pizzica (Italian): pizzica; third-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. pizzica; third-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “pizzica”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpizzicareto pinch, nip; to bite, sting; to catch, seize
2Italianpizzare—
3Italianpizzolace, needle lace; goatee; peak, spur
4Sicilianpizzu—

Words derived from “pizzica”

Every word from Sicilian pizzu →Every word from Italian pizzo →Every word from Italian pizzare →
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