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Where does “pieza” come from?

pieza (Asturian) comes from Old Leonese pieça, from Late Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

Ancestry of “pieza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Leonesepieça—
2Late Latinpettiapiece
3Gaulishpettyā—
4Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion

Words derived from “pieza”

  • empezar
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