picus
Pronunciation: [ˈpiː.kʊs]
“picus” is a Latin word. Its 2 meanings in English:
noun
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *pikos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”), whence also Latin pīca (“magpie”). Romance evidence points to a form with -cc-, perhaps onomatopoeic and/or influenced by Vulgar Latin *pīccāre (“to strike, sting, peck”) and/or Proto-Germanic *pikkōną (“to pick, peck, prick”). Cf. Vulgar Latin *pīcca (“pick-axe”). Cognate with Umbrian peico (acc.sg.), Sanskrit…
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