Italian (southern mainly Campania and Apulia): from piscopo a shortened form of episcopo ‘bishop’ (from Greek episkopos ‘bishop’ literally ‘overseer’) applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service [...]
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What is the origin of the name Piscopo?
Italian (southern mainly Campania and Apulia): from piscopo a shortened form of episcopo ‘bishop’ (from Greek episkopos ‘bishop’ literally ‘overseer’) applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone in the service [...]