Where does “piada” come from?

piada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese piar, from Latin pipilare, from Latin pipilo — I twitter, chirp.

piada (Portuguese): joke; fun, reason

Definitions

  1. joke; fun, reason

Ancestry of “piada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesepiarto chirp; to chat
2Latinpipilareto whistle
3LatinpipiloI twitter, chirp

Words derived from “piada”

Every word from Latin pipilo →Every word from Latin pipilare →Every word from Portuguese piar →