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Where does the word "pide" come from? It comes from Byzantine Greek pitta, passing through Turkish before entering English (1990s).
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Where does the word "pide" come from? It comes from Byzantine Greek pitta, passing through Turkish before entering English (1990s).
Pide’s story begins in Byzantine Greek: pitta meant “flatbread.” A flat bread; the source also of 'pita'. By 1400s-1500s, the word had taken hold in Turkish as pide. A round, soft pide is baked specially for breaking the fast during Ramadan. It reached English by 1990s as pide. Entered English through Turkish restaurants, especially the boat-shaped topped versions. Today, pide means a Turkish flatbread, often boat-shaped and topped with meat, cheese or egg.
- Stage 1 · Byzantine Greek · medieval pitta "flatbread", a flat bread; the source also of 'pita'.
- Stage 2 · Turkish · 1400s-1500s pide "flatbread", a round, soft pide is baked specially for breaking the fast during Ramadan.
- Stage 3 · English · 1990s pide "Turkish flatbread", entered English through Turkish restaurants, especially the boat-shaped topped versions.