Where does “picar” come from?

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

picar (Portuguese): to sting; to mince; to shred

Definitions

  1. to sting; to mince; to shred

Ancestry of “picar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
2Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
3Proto-Germanicpikōną—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →
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