Where does “workpiece” come from?
Workpiece comes from English work and piece, with work deriving from Middle English wyrċan, Old English wyrċan, and Latin pettia, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European werǵ-, wer-, and wreg-.
workpiece (English): The raw material or partially finished piece that...
Definitions
- The raw material or partially finished piece that...
Ancestry of “workpiece”, step by step
workpiece traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English piece
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |