Where does “-et” come from?

-et (English) comes from Middle English -et, 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.

-et (English): Used to form diminutives, loosely construed

Definitions

  1. Used to form diminutives, loosely construed

Ancestry of “-et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-etForms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,...
2Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-et”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →