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Where does “pizza” come from?

pizza (Neapolitan) comes from Byzantine Greek πίτα — cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

pizza (Neapolitan): pizza

Definitions

  1. pizza

Ancestry of “pizza”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekπίταcake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...

Words derived from “pizza”

  • pizza
  • za
  • pizzalike
  • nonpizza
  • apizza
  • pizzamaker
  • pizzaburger
  • pizzalicious
  • pizza puff
  • pizza nigger
  • pizzahead
  • pizza poutine
  • poutine pizza
  • pizzaholic
  • zas
  • pizzaless
  • Pizzagate
  • 披薩
  • pizza
  • pitsa
  • พิซซ่า
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