Where does “picois” come from?
picois (Old French) comes from Latin picosa, from Latin pīca, from Proto-Indo-European (s)peyk- — name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie.
Ancestry of “picois”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | picosa | pickaxe |
| 2 | Latin | pīca | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)peyk- | name of a bird; woodpecker; magpie |
Words derived from “picois”