Where does “pic” come from?

pic (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin picca, from Latin pittus, from Proto-Celtic bikkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

pic (Romanian): a drop; a bit

Definitions

  1. a drop; a bit

Ancestry of “pic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpicca—
2Latinpittussmall, little
3Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “pic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic bikkos →