Reconstruction:Latin/picco

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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

  1. strike
  2. sting

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