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Where does “pita” come from?

Pita comes from Spanish pita, which derives from a plant name of unknown ultimate origin.

pita (English): A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches...

Definitions

  1. A flat bread pouch used for making sandwiches...

Ancestry of “pita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpitacentury plant; pita
2Greekπίταpita, pie; pie; very drunk, stoned
3Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

Words derived from “pita”

  • pitas
Every word from Byzantine Greek πίτα →