piccolo的词源

英文词源

piccolo (n.)

1856, piccolo flute, from French piccolo, from Italian flauto piccolo "small flute," from piccolo "small," perhaps a children's made-up word, or from picca "point," or from Vulgar Latin root *pikk- "little," related to *piccare "to pierce" (see pike (n.2)). Other sources suggest it is from the same source as French petit (see petit (adj.)).

中文词源

piccolo：短笛

来自法语piccolo,来自意大利语flauto piccolo,小笛，短笛，来自picca,尖点，小的，词源同pike,peak.flauto,笛子，词源同flute.

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