Where does “pico” come from?

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

pico (Portuguese): peak; summit; top; a high mountain that ends in a...

Definitions

  1. peak; summit; top; a high mountain that ends in a...

Ancestry of “pico”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesePicarto sting pierce with a small, sharp point
2Vulgar Latinpiccareto puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce
3Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
4Proto-Germanicpikōną—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

Words derived from “pico”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic pikōną →Every word from Frankish pikkōn →
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