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pettia.

fragment

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈpɛt.ti.a]Classical-Latin[ˈpɛt.ti.a]

  1. fragment

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine

  2. piece of land

    Late-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

First attested in the Lex Salica. Of uncertain origin. Possibly ultimately borrowed from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (“piece, portion”). Compare also Old English buttuc (“end piece; portion of land”), bytt (“piece of land”). Compare also Old High German piz, biz (“bit, morsel, chunk”).

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