Where does “ピッコロ” come from?
ピッコロ (Japanese) comes from English piccolo, from Italian piccolo, from Vulgar Latin pikk — little.
ピッコロ (Japanese): a piccolo
Ancestry of “ピッコロ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | piccolo | An instrument similar to a flute, but smaller,... |
| 2 | Italian | piccolo | small; little; young |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pikk | little |