Where does “picca” come from?

picca (Sicilian) 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...

picca (Sicilian): little, not much; little, not very, poorly

Definitions

  1. little, not much; little, not very, poorly

Ancestry of “picca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpicca
2Latinpittussmall, little
3Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kosEvery word from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-sEvery word from Proto-Celtic bikkos
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