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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”

  • pedazo
  • pedaço
  • pedazu
  • pedaço
  • pedaço
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