Piece
/piːs/noun
A portion or part of something larger.
Did you know?English *piece* comes through Old French from a Gallo-Romance word for a fragment or bit, and it later gave us the idea of a “piece” as a share, a work of art, and even a coin in some historical uses.
Etymological Timeline
Late Latin
Latin
pettia
“A bit, fragment, or small piece”
Old French
OF
piece
“A piece, fragment, or portion”
Middle English
English
piece
“A portion or fragment of something”
Modern English
English
piece
“A part, fragment, item, or work of art”