Where does “Peret” come from?

Peret (Catalan) comes from Catalan -et, from Late Latin -ittus — diminutive suffix, used to create nouns.

Ancestry of “Peret”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-etSuffix indicating diminution or affection
2Late Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
Every word from Late Latin -ittus →Every word from Catalan -et →