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
Ancestry of “piada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | piar | to chirp; to chat |
| 2 | Latin | pipilare | to whistle |
| 3 | Latin | pipilo | I twitter, chirp |