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in the late 14th century, was used for women who chattered idly; this could refer to the chattering sound magpies make. "Pie" could either originate from piebald, or particoloured, used for the white patches found on magpies, or *(s)peik; an Indo-European word itself derived from pie, meaning sharp or pointed.The term "pica" for the human disorder involving a compulsive desire to eat items that are not food is borrowed from the Latin name of the magpie, pica, for its reputed tendency to feed on miscellaneous

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