Where does “pizzicagnolo” come from?

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

pizzicagnolo (Italian): Specialist grocer

Definitions

  1. Specialist grocer

Ancestry of “pizzicagnolo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpizzicareto pinch, nip; to bite, sting; to catch, seize
2Italianpizzare—
3Italianpizzolace, needle lace; goatee; peak, spur
4Sicilianpizzu—
Every word from Sicilian pizzu →Every word from Italian pizzo →Every word from Italian pizzare →