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Romanian
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Etymology
Unknown. Possibly linked to Ancient Greek πιττάκιον (pittákion) (cf. Latin pittacium (“label; patch”)), or from a Vulgar Latin root *piticus. Compare Aromanian peaticã (“rag, scrap, patch”), peatic/peaticu, Calabrian pettica ("leather band, strip"); cf. also Spanish pedazo (“piece”).
Noun
petic n (plural petice)
- patch
- shred
- rag
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