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

Definitions

  1. small, little

Ancestry of “petit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinpittussmall, little
2Latinpiccussharp point, peak; spike, pike
3Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
5Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “petit”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic bikkos →