Where does “pièce” come from?
pièce (French) comes from Middle French piece, from Old French piece, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.
pièce (French): room; piece; coin
Ancestry of “pièce”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | piece | piece, bit, part; moment |
| 2 | Old French | piece | piece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 4 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 5 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |
Words derived from “pièce”