{"id":3471,"date":"2024-07-20T17:00:05","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T17:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3471"},"modified":"2025-03-15T13:38:30","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T13:38:30","slug":"celtic-pathways-bits-and-pieces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3471","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways  &#8211; Bits and Pieces"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways  &amp;#8211; Bits and Pieces\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-20T17:00:05+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M01S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode, we're piecing together the Celtic roots of the word piece and related words.\n\n\n\nPiece comes from Middle English pece [\u02c8p\u025b\u02d0s(\u0259)] (piece, morsel, bit), from Anglo-Norman piece (piece, bit, part), from Late Latin petttia (piece, portion...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8975\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3471-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3471-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"piece.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode, we&#8217;re piecing together the Celtic roots of the word <strong>piece<\/strong> and related words.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/horiavarlan\/4273913228\/in\/photolist-7vEVv7-fT8ngQ-2k4HmSY-2pvH7JP-h42AHW-22w4Ykt-NTq2Fu-vwp1Us-7qmz34-7YXSC-Pi7FEp-61CzEP-6ZkDbS-r9aqKN-2oF9LnF-9ApKJ3-6Du7DL-2VLuGM-jJzkue-EBjtSY-2kVkBMr-3tKW1s-6xUpQs-SncZZK-5qRCCD-2ishnnz-7KJt3i-5LQNm9-2m42vS2-PLyBMy-EhXeCr-bvuPMe-215RDYb-7MYx2d-2jyigW3-2puNgYp-bUWzeJ-8UBAZG-2jN1q8S-7RMVMZ-2o6dZmj-6EbqA-aDjev-4fV9VE-vbmdvh-hBe27v-2m3QQoy-CG4Cru-nb31Ue-2nAyNk1\" title=\"Scattered puzzle pieces next to solved fragment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/2677\/4273913228_16560e7e9b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" alt=\"Scattered puzzle pieces next to solved fragment\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>Piece<\/strong> comes from Middle English <em>pece<\/em> [\u02c8p\u025b\u02d0s(\u0259)] (piece, morsel, bit), from Anglo-Norman <em>piece<\/em> (piece, bit, part), from Late Latin <em>petttia<\/em> (piece, portion), from Gaulish <em>*petty\u0101<\/em>, from Proto-Celtic <em>*k\u02b7ezdis<\/em> (piece, portion) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/piece#English\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>cuid<\/strong> [k\u026ad\u02b2] = part (of whole), share, portion, some in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>cuid<\/strong> [kud\u02b2] = portion, share, allotment, means, belongings in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>cooid<\/strong> = certain, some, stuff, assets, goods in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>peth<\/strong> [pe\u02d0\u03b8] = thing, object, material, stuff in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>pyth, peth<\/strong> [p\u026a\u02d0\u03b8 \/ p\u025b\u03b8] = commodity, material, matter, possession in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>pezh<\/strong> [pe\u02d0s] = piece, bit, room, part, what in Breton  [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/k%CA%B7ezdis\">source<\/a>]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words from the same Celtic roots, via Gaulish and Latin, include <strong>pi\u00e8ce<\/strong> (room, patch, piece, play, document) in French, <strong>pieze<\/strong> (piece, part) in Spanish, <strong>biisi<\/strong> (song) in Finnish, and <strong>\u30d4\u30fc\u30b9<\/strong> (p\u012bsu &#8211; piece) in Japanese [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/pettia#Latin\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>The Irish word <strong>p\u00edosa<\/strong> (piece, bit, patch, piece-work, literary or musical composition, coin) also comes from the same roots, via Middle Irish <strong>p\u00eds(s)a<\/strong> (piece, fragment, coin), and Middle English <em>pece<\/em> [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E1%BC%90%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B7#Ancient_Greek\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the French word <strong>pi\u00e8ce<\/strong>, has been borrowed into a variety of diffent languages, including Turkish &#8211; <strong>piyes<\/strong> ([theatrical] play), Russian &#8211; <strong>\u043f\u044c\u0435\u0441\u0430<\/strong> [\u02c8p\u207d\u02b2\u207ejes\u0259] (a play, piece [of music]), and Georgian &#8211; <strong>\u10de\u10d8\u10d4\u10e1\u10d0<\/strong> [p\u02bciesa] (a play) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/pi%C3%A8ce#French\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2021\/12\/02\/parts-and-portions\/\">Parts and Portions<\/a> and related things in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a>. I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways  &amp;#8211; Bits and Pieces\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-20T17:00:05+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M01S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode, we're piecing together the Celtic roots of the word piece and related words.\n\n\n\nPiece comes from Middle English pece [\u02c8p\u025b\u02d0s(\u0259)] (piece, morsel, bit), from Anglo-Norman piece (piece, bit, part), from Late Latin petttia (piece, portion...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.1\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8976\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3471-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3471-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/piece.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"piece.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode, we&#8217;re piecing together the Celtic roots of the word piece and related words. Piece comes from Middle English pece [\u02c8p\u025b\u02d0s(\u0259)] (piece, morsel, bit), from Anglo-Norman piece (piece, bit, part), from Late Latin petttia (piece, portion), from Gaulish *petty\u0101, from Proto-Celtic *k\u02b7ezdis (piece, portion) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,38,122,37,20,56,125,23,117,138,6,26,4,36,58,158,11,1,94,5,28,127,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3471","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-anglo-norman-norman","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-cornish","category-english","category-etymology","category-finnish-suomi","category-french","category-gaulish","category-georgian-","category-irish","category-japanese","category-language","category-manx","category-middle-english","category-middle-irish-gaoidhealg","category-music","category-podcast","category-proto-celtic","category-scottish-gaelic","category-spanish","category-turkish-turkce","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3471"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3835,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3471\/revisions\/3835"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3471"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3471"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3471"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}