Where does “piccadium” come from?

piccadium (Latin) comes from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".

Ancestry of “piccadium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpiquerto pierce with the tip of a sword
2Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
3Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
4Proto-Germanicpikōną
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “piccadium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew-Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōnąEvery word from Frankish pikkōn
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