Reconstruction:Latin/picco

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Possible borrowing from Frankish *pikkōn (“to peck, strike”). Alternatively from or influenced by pīcus (“woodpecker”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpikko/

Verb

*pīccō (present infinitive *pīccāre, perfect active *pīccāvī, supine *pīccātum); first conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. strike
  2. sting

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old French: piquer, picquer
  • Iberian:
  • Italian: piccare
  • Old Occitan: picar
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