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Where does “peça” come from?

peça (Portuguese) comes from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

peça (Portuguese): piece; play; gun

Definitions

  1. piece; play; gun

Ancestry of “peça”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpettiapiece, portion
2Gaulishpettyā—
3Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion

Words derived from “peça”

  • antipeça
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