Where does “pic” come from?

pic (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus — woodpecker.

pic (Old French): a sharp point or spike

Definitions

  1. a sharp point or spike

Ancestry of “pic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpiccussharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike
2Latinpīcuswoodpecker

Words derived from “pic”

Every word from Latin pīcus →Every word from Vulgar Latin piccus →