Where does “petic” come from?

petic (Romanian) comes from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

petic (Romanian): patch; shred; rag

Definitions

  1. patch; shred; rag

Ancestry of “petic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπιττάκιονwriting tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,...
2Ancient Greekπιττάpitch, tar
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “petic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →Every word from Ancient Greek πιττά →Every word from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον →