Where does “pecia” come from?

pecia (English) comes from Italian pecia, from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

pecia (English): a manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe

Definitions

  1. a manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe

Ancestry of “pecia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpeciapecia; a manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe
2Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
3Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Latinpettiapiece, portion
5Gaulishpettyā—
6Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →