Where does “piteiro” come from?
piteiro (Galician) comes from Galician pita, from Spanish pita, from Greek πίτα, from Byzantine Greek πίτα — cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...
piteiro (Galician): vegetable garden
Definitions
- vegetable garden
Ancestry of “piteiro”, step by step
piteiro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Galician pita
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | pita | hen; century plant |
| 2 | Spanish | pita | century plant; pita |
| 3 | Greek | πίτα | pita, pie; pie; very drunk, stoned |
| 4 | Byzantine Greek | πίτα | cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic... |
via Proto-Celtic pett-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | pett- | part, bit, piece |