Where does “petit” come from?
petit (Catalan) comes from Vulgar Latin pittus, from Latin piccus, from Proto-Celtic bikkos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
petit (Catalan): small, little
Ancestry of “petit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pittus | small, little |
| 2 | Latin | piccus | sharp point, peak; spike, pike |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bikkos | small, little |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰég-ko-s | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |