Where does “piesetă” come from?
piesetă (Romanian) comes from French piécette, from French pièce, from Middle French piece, from Old French piece, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.
piesetă (Romanian): small theatre play
Definitions
- small theatre play
Ancestry of “piesetă”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | piécette | small coin; small room |
| 2 | French | pièce | room; piece; coin |
| 3 | Middle French | piece | piece, bit, part; moment |
| 4 | Old French | piece | piece, bit, part; circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 6 | Latin | pettia | piece, portion |
| 7 | Gaulish | pettyā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kʷezdis | piece, portion |