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