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pica.

magpie; jay;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpiː.ka]Classical-Latin[ˈpiː.ka]
  1. magpie

    declension-1
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *peikā, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peyk- (“woodpecker; magpie”), whence also Latin pīcus (“woodpecker”). Romance forms in -e- might reflect a different etymon, such as the Umbrian peico (acc.sg.), where the product of /ei/'s monophthongisation coincided with the latin /ē/. Cognate to Sanskrit पिक (piká, “cuckoo”), German Specht (“woodpecker”), Swedish spett (“crowbar, skewer; kind of woodpecker”).

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