Where does “pâță” come from?
pâță (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.
pâță (Romanian): fuzz, lint, fluff; flock
Ancestry of “pâță”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 2 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 3 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |