Where does “pizzicare” come from?

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

pizzicare (Italian): to pinch, nip; to bite, sting; to catch, seize

Definitions

  1. to pinch, nip; to bite, sting; to catch, seize

Ancestry of “pizzicare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpizzare—
2Italianpizzolace, needle lace; goatee; peak, spur
3Sicilianpizzu—

Words derived from “pizzicare”

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