Where does “picca” come from?

picca (Latin) comes from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik-, from Proto-Indo-European pi- — sap, juice.

picca (Latin): pickaxe, pike

Definitions

  1. pickaxe, pike

Ancestry of “picca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*pīk—
2Latinpixpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

Words derived from “picca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pik- →Every word from Latin pix →