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Where does the word "pita" come from? It comes from Greek pita, and was adopted directly into English (1950s).
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Where does the word "pita" come from? It comes from Greek pita, and was adopted directly into English (1950s).
Pita’s story begins in Greek: pita meant “flatbread.” The round, pocketed flatbread common across the eastern Mediterranean. It reached English by 1950s as pita. Greek 'pita' may come from Aramaic 'pitta', bread. Today, pita means a round, slightly leavened flatbread with an internal pocket.
- Stage 1 · Greek · medieval pita "flatbread", the round, pocketed flatbread common across the eastern Mediterranean.
- Stage 2 · English · 1950s pita "a round, pocketed flatbread", Greek 'pita' may come from Aramaic 'pitta', bread.