Where does “bullet” come from?
bullet (Danish) comes from English bullet, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
bullet (Danish): bullet
Ancestry of “bullet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | bullet | A projectile, usually of metal, shot from a gun... |
| 2 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 3 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 4 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 5 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |