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Etymology of the Spanish word picar

the Old Spanish word picar
derived from the Spanish word pico
derived from the Latin word picus (woodpecker)
derived from the Celto-Latin word beccus
derived from the Latin root *piccare

Derivations in Spanish

despicar, peca, pica, picadero, picador, picafigo, picaflor, picagallina, picamaderos, picaño, picapica, picapleitos, picapuerco, picarrelincho, picazón, picón, picoso, pique, salpicar, picado, picante, pícaro

Cognates

English pick, French piquer, Italian piechiare

Usage

Word found in Old Spanish



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