Where does “ピチカート” come from?

ピチカート (Japanese) comes from Italian pizzicato, from Italian pizzicare, from Italian pizzare, from Italian pizzo, from Sicilian pizzu.

ピチカート (Japanese): pizzicato

Definitions

  1. pizzicato

Ancestry of “ピチカート”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpizzicatopast participle of pizzicare; pizzicato
2Italianpizzicareto pinch, nip; to bite, sting; to catch, seize
3Italianpizzare—
4Italianpizzolace, needle lace; goatee; peak, spur
5Sicilianpizzu—
Every word from Sicilian pizzu →Every word from Italian pizzo →Every word from Italian pizzare →