Where does “picar” come from?
picar (Occitan) comes from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną, from Proto-Indo-European bew- — "low-pitch humming noise".
picar (Occitan): to hit; to strike; to sting
Definitions
- to hit; to strike; to sting
Ancestry of “picar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 2 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |