Where does “pittacium” come from?

pittacium (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

pittacium (Latin): label, ticket on a wine bottle or amphora; label,...

Definitions

  1. label, ticket on a wine bottle or amphora; label,...

Ancestry of “pittacium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπιττάκιονwriting tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,...
2Ancient Greekπιττάpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “pittacium

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Ancient Greek πιττάEvery word from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον