Where does “pizzicore” come from?

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

pizzicore (Italian): itch

Definitions

  1. itch

Ancestry of “pizzicore”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pizzicore”

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