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pic.

a drop (of water)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Română language

Meaning & usage

noun/pik/

  1. a drop (of water)

    neuter
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, maybe from the root *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Most likely from Vulgar Latin picca, from earlier *piccus, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *bikkos (“small, little”). Eventually influenced by dissimilation by paucus (“few, little”). Compare Albanian pikë (“a drop; a bit”), Sicilian picca (“a bit, a little”), Italian piccolo (“small”), Spanish pequeño (“small”). Compare also French petit (“small”), English pinch.

adv/pik/

  1. little (not much)

    Eu știu spaniolă doar un pic.
Where this word comes from

Uncertain, maybe from the root *peh₂w- (“few, small”). Most likely from Vulgar Latin picca, from earlier *piccus, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *bikkos (“small, little”). Eventually influenced by dissimilation by paucus (“few, little”). Compare Albanian pikë (“a drop; a bit”), Sicilian picca (“a bit, a little”), Italian piccolo (“small”), Spanish pequeño (“small”). Compare also French petit (“small”), English pinch.

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