πίτα

Etymology
Attested in the pita or flatbread sense from 1107.

Dialectological maps show that in Central Italy one has while in the North and Tuscany one has. Only in South Apulia and Calabria one has ; this suggests a derivation from, or , , , however the northern forms in Italy seem to be contaminated with. A form even coexists in some areas, and according to a different theory, the forms could be derived from an Ancient Greek feminine  of  or even from. While a relation to 🇨🇬 is phonetically and semantically dubious, another suggested derivation is from, , reflected also in 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 and possibly 🇨🇬 — a word only attested from the 5th century, first in the comic Δεινόλοχος — and derived from the root from which 🇨🇬 is inherited; but the substrate could also be Jewish , from  related to crumbs, breaking into tranches, akin to 🇨🇬 and the 🇨🇬 forms in the root , also 🇨🇬 / 🇨🇬 / 🇨🇬 / 🇨🇬 with a well-developed root.

Noun

 * 1)  pie
 * 1)  pie

Descendants

 * Modern

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) pita, pie type of pastry, flat unleavened bread usually used for making pies
 * 2)  pie expressing a whole available for distribution
 * 3)  very drunk, stoned
 * 1)  very drunk, stoned