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

Definitions

  1. fuzz, lint, fluff; flock

Ancestry of “pâță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
2Latinpettiapiece, portion
3Gaulishpettyā—
4Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis →Every word from Gaulish pettyā →Every word from Latin pettia →