Where does “pece” come from?
pece (Middle English) comes from Old French piece, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.
pece (Middle English): piece; morsel; bit
Ancestry of “pece”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | piece | piece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 3 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 4 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |
Words derived from “pece”