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Where does “Lettie” come from?

Lettie is an English feminine name formed from Letitia with the English diminutive suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.

Ancestry of “Lettie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLetitia—
2SpanishLeticia—
3Latinlaetitiajoy, gladness, happiness, pleasure, delight
4Latin-itia-ness, -ity
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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