Where does “pedaço” come from?
pedaço (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin pittacium, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.
Ancestry of “pedaço”, step by step
pedaço traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pittacium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pittacium | label, ticket on a wine bottle or amphora; label,... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πιττάκιον | writing tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πιττά | pitch, tar |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via Vulgar Latin pitaccium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pitaccium | — |