Where does “despedazar” come from?

despedazar (Spanish) comes from Spanish pedazo, from Old Spanish pedaço, from Vulgar Latin pitaccium, from Ancient Greek πιττάκιον, from Ancient Greek πιττά, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

despedazar (Spanish): to tear to pieces

Definitions

to tear to pieces

Ancestry of “despedazar”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Spanish	pedazo	piece, chunk, hunk, bit, bite; patch; scrap
2	Old Spanish	pedaço	piece, fragment
3	Vulgar Latin	pitaccium	—
4	Ancient Greek	πιττάκιον	writing tablet; a leaf out of a writing tablet,...
5	Ancient Greek	πιττά	pitch, tar
6	Proto-Indo-European	peyH-	fat, milk

Words derived from “despedazar”

despedazamiento

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