Where does “'za” come from?

'za (English) comes from English pizza, from Italian pizza, from Neapolitan pizza, from Byzantine Greek πίτα — cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

'za (English): Pizza

Definitions

  1. Pizza

Ancestry of “'za”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpizzaA baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread...
2Italianpizzapizza; reel; something very monotonous and...
3Neapolitanpizzapizza
4Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...
Every word from Byzantine Greek πίτα
'za — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer