beccus
Latin
noun
Definitions
- beak, bill (especially of a cock)
Etymology
Borrowed from Gaulish *bekkos derived from Proto-Celtic *bekkos (beak, hook, snout) derived from Proto-Indo-European *bak- (pointed stick, peg).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*bak-
Gloss
pointed stick, peg
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- beak English
- peg English
- *piccus Latin
- baculum Latin
- antibecco Italian
- beccaccia Italian
- beccare Italian
- beccheggiare Italian
- becco Italian
- beccuccio Italian
- arrière-bec French
- bec French
- bâcler French
- bécasse French
- bécot French
- débâcle French
- beca Spanish, Castilian
- pico Spanish, Castilian
- βακτήριον Ancient Greek
- βακτηρία Ancient Greek
- *bak- Proto-Indo-European
- bico Portuguese
- *pagilaz Proto-Germanic
- *pig- Proto-Germanic
- bec Middle English
- pegge Middle English
- bec Catalan, Valencian
- bicar Galician
- bico Galician
- bec Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- pegge Middle Dutch
- bekagar Ido
- beko Ido
- baec Norman
- bico Old Portuguese
- *bekkos Proto-Celtic
- bèc Occitan
- bec Friulian
- bico Old Spanish
- *beccos Gaulish
- *bekkos Gaulish