Where does “mouthpiece” come from?
Mouthpiece derives from English mouth and piece, with piece coming from Middle English pece, Old French piece, and Latin pettia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European men-.
mouthpiece (English): A part of any device that functions in or near...
Definitions
- A part of any device that functions in or near...
Ancestry of “mouthpiece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | piece | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form... |
| 2 | Middle English | pece | piece; morsel; bit |
| 3 | Old French | piece | piece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 5 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 6 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |