Where does “pizzicato” come from?

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

pizzicato (Italian): past participle of pizzicare; pizzicato

Definitions

  1. past participle of pizzicare; pizzicato

Ancestry of “pizzicato”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pizzicato”

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