Where does “biċċa” come from?

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

biċċa (Maltese): piece, portion

Definitions

  1. piece, portion

Ancestry of “biċċa”, step by step

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