Where does “pezzare” come from?

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

pezzare (Italian): to stain

Definitions

  1. to stain

Ancestry of “pezzare”, step by step

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