Where does “pezzame” come from?

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

pezzame (Italian): an assortment of patches

Definitions

  1. an assortment of patches

Ancestry of “pezzame”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
2Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Gaulishpettyā—
5Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →