Where does “pizza” come from?
Pizza entered English from Neapolitan pizza, a dish named after Naples, Italy, though its ultimate origin remains uncertain.
pizza (English): A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread...
Definitions
- A baked Italian dish of a thinly rolled bread...
Ancestry of “pizza”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Italian | pizza | pizza; reel; something very monotonous and... |
| 2 | Neapolitan | pizza | pizza |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | πίτα | cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic... |
Words derived from “pizza”