Where does “-ot” come from?

-ot (Champenois) comes from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

-ot (Champenois): suffix indicating diminution or affection

Definitions

  1. suffix indicating diminution or affection

Ancestry of “-ot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
2Latin-ātused
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-ot”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Old French -et →