Where does “pic” come from?
pic (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin piccus, from Latin pīcus.
pic (Old French): a sharp point or spike
Ancestry of “pic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | piccus | sharp point; sharp point, peak; spike, pike |
| 2 | Latin | pīcus | — |