Where does “ফিতা” come from?

ফিতা (Bengali) comes from Portuguese fita, from Latin vitta — band, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet.

ফিতা (Bengali): lace

Definitions

  1. lace

Ancestry of “ফিতা”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesefitatape, ribbon, band; film, movie; a colored ribbon...
2Latinvittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet
Every word from Latin vitta →Every word from Portuguese fita →