English word piece comes from Proto-Celtic *kʷesdis (Piece, portion.), Latin fons, Gaulish *pettia, Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis, Gaulish *mēnā, Latin mercor (I trade, deal, sell.), Latin *pettium, Gaulish *pettya
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *kʷesdis | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | Piece, portion. |
| fons | Latin (lat) | (by extension) an origin, a source. A spring, a fountain. Fresh water, spring water. |
| *pettia | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *kʷezdis | Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) | |
| *mēnā | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| mercor | Latin (lat) | I trade, deal, sell. |
| *pettium | Latin (lat) | |
| *pettya | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| *pettiā | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| fontanus | Latin (lat) | |
| *pettia | Transalpine Gaulish (xtg) | |
| -tus | Latin (lat) | Forms collective/abstract nouns from adjectives. Forms action nouns from verbs. Forms adjectives having the sense provided with.. Forms the past participle of verbs. |
| *pettyā | Gaulish (cel-gau) | |
| pettia | Latin (lat) | |
| pettia | Late Latin (LL) | |
| petia | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| piece | Anglo-Norman (xno) | |
| *pettia | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| la | Late Latin (LL) | |
| pece | Old French (fro) | |
| peece | Middle English (enm) | |
| piece | English (eng) | (slang) To produce a work of graffiti more complex than a tag.. (transitive, usually, with together) To assemble (something real or figurative).. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or pieces; to patch; often with out. (Scotland, Ireland, UK, US, dialectal) A slice or other quantity of bread, eaten on its own; a sandwich or light snack.. (US) A pacifier.. (US, Canada, [...] |