Where does “petitesa” come from?

petitesa (Catalan) comes from Catalan petit, 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...

petitesa (Catalan): smallness

Definitions

  1. smallness

Ancestry of “petitesa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanpetitsmall, little
2Vulgar Latinpittussmall, little
3Latinpiccussharp point, peak; spike, pike
4Proto-Celticbikkossmall, little
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰég-ko-s—
6Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰég-ko-s →Every word from Proto-Celtic bikkos →