Where does “piccare” come from?

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

piccare (Vulgar Latin): to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce

Definitions

  1. to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce

Ancestry of “piccare”, step by step

piccare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish pikkōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishpikkōnto peck, strike
2Proto-Germanicpikōną—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbew-"low-pitch humming noise"

via Latin pīccus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpīccussharp point, peak

Words derived from “piccare”

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