LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

pīccō

*pīccō (present infinitive *pīccāre, perfect active *pīccāvī, supine *pīccātum)

Meaning

  1. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionstrike
  2. Proto Italo Western Romancereconstructionsting

Origins

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

Elsewhere
  • Frenchpiquerfrom Old French piquer
  • Italianpiccare
  • Occitanpicarfrom Old Occitan picar
  • Catalanpicarfrom Old Occitan picar
Iberian
  • Portuguesepicarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese picar
  • Spanishpicar
  • Aragonesepicar
  • Asturianpicarefrom Old Leonese picare
  • Leonesepicarefrom Old Leonese picare
  • Galicianpicarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese picar

Quick answers

What does pīccō mean in Latin?
pīccō, a verb, means “strike; sting”.
What are the principal parts of pīccō?
pīccō, *pīccāre, *pīccāvī, *pīccātum (first conjugation).