picciolo

Italian

Etymology 1

From Late Latin peciolus, variant of petiolus, a diminutive ultimately derived from Latin pēs (“foot”). Doublet of peziolo.^[1]

Alternative forms

picciuolo

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pitˈt͡ʃɔ.lo/
Rhymes: -ɔlo
Hyphenation: pic‧ciò‧lo

Noun

picciolo m (plural piccioli)

(botany) stalk

Derived terms

spicciolare

Etymology 2

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Doesn't seem to be mentioned in etymological dictionaries. Probably from the same origin as Etymology 1? It's conceivable that a diminutive of "foot" could refer to a small token; compare Sanskrit पद (pada, “step, pace; sign, token; part, portion”) for a similar semantic development.

Alternatively, related to piccolo (“small, little”) (listed here as the "normal" synonym)? Or perhaps Spanish pequeño (“small, little”)?”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpit.t͡ʃo.lo/
Rhymes: -ittʃolo
Hyphenation: pìc‧cio‧lo

Adjective

picciolo (feminine picciola, masculine plural piccioli, feminine plural picciole)

(archaic or literary) small
Synonym: (normal register) piccolo
- c. 1343, Boccaccio, “Capitolo Quinto”, in Elegia di Madonna Fiammetta:
  A così fatta vita e a peggiore m’ha la fortuna lasciata consolazione così picciola, come udite; […]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)
(figurative, literary) humble

Noun

picciolo m (plural piccioli)

ancient coin of Florence or Malta, worth little
(Tuscan, by extension) any coin of little value

References

^ picciolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

[1] Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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