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

Definitions

  1. a piccolo

Ancestry of “ピッコロ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpiccoloAn instrument similar to a flute, but smaller,...
2Italianpiccolosmall; little; young
3Vulgar Latinpikklittle
Every word from Vulgar Latin pikk →Every word from Italian piccolo →Every word from English piccolo →