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

Definitions

  1. piece; morsel; bit

Ancestry of “pece”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpiecepiece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes
2Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Latinpettiapiece, portion
4Gaulishpettyā—
5Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion

Words derived from “pece”

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