Where does “pizzicarolo” come from?

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

pizzicarolo (Italian): Synonym of pizzicagnolo

Definitions

  1. Synonym of pizzicagnolo

Ancestry of “pizzicarolo”, 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 →