Where does “Piece” come from?

Piece (German) comes from French pièce, from Middle French piece, from Old French piece, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

Piece (German): piece work of art, particularly of music

Definitions

  1. piece work of art, particularly of music

Ancestry of “Piece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpièceroom; piece; coin
2Middle Frenchpiecepiece, bit, part; moment
3Old Frenchpiecepiece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes
4Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
5Latinpettiapiece, portion
6Gaulishpettyā—
7Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →Every word from Gaulish pettyā →Every word from Latin pettia →