Where does “peçete” come from?

peçete (Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish پچته, from Italian pezzetta, from Italian pezza, from Vulgar Latin pettia, from Latin pettia, from Gaulish pettyā, from Proto-Celtic kʷezdis — piece, portion.

peçete (Turkish): napkin

Definitions

  1. napkin

Ancestry of “peçete”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishپچتهnapkin, serviette
2ItalianpezzettaA small piece
3Italianpezzabolt; patch; rag
4Vulgar Latinpettiapiece, portion
5Latinpettiapiece, portion
6Gaulishpettyā
7Proto-Celtickʷezdispiece, portion
Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷezdisEvery word from Gaulish pettyāEvery word from Latin pettia
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