Etymograph

English

pizzetta

Pizzetta comes from Italian pizzetta ‘small pizza’, and goes back to Neapolitan pizza.

  1. Neapolitanmodernpizza1
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentpizza2
  3. Italianc. 1300–presentpizzetta3‘small pizza’
  4. Englishtodaypizzetta3

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Italian pizza
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Italian pizzetta
  3. 3 Wiktionary, English pizzetta

Lineage

  1. NeapolitanmodernpizzaWiktionary, Italian pizza
  2. Italianc. 1300–presentpizzaWiktionary, Italian pizzetta
  3. Italianc. 1300–presentpizzettaWiktionary, English pizzetta‘small pizza’
  4. EnglishtodaypizzettaWiktionary, English pizzetta

Linked words

through Neapolitan pizza

pizza, 4 more

Today it means

noun A small pizza.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “pizzetta”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Italian pizza, Italian pizzetta. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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