Where does “pecia” come from?

pecia (Italian) comes from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

pecia (Italian): pecia; a manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe

Definitions

  1. pecia; a manuscript, folded into four, assigned to be copied by a scribe

Ancestry of “pecia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
2Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Gaulishpettyā—
5Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion

Words derived from “pecia”

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