Where does “pitas” come from?
pitas (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese pita, from Portuguese pito, from Portuguese pinto, from English pint, from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin pincta, from Latin Pictus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
pitas (Portuguese): plural of pita
Definitions
- plural of pita
Ancestry of “pitas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | pita | pita; Furcraea foetida, a fibrous, ornamental... |
| 2 | Portuguese | pito | chick; cigarette |
| 3 | Portuguese | pinto | chick; penis |
| 4 | English | pint | A unit of volume, equivalent to; A pint of milk;... |
| 5 | Middle English | pinte | pint |
| 6 | Old French | pinte | — |
| 7 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 8 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 9 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |