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Where does “Petiot” come from?

Petiot (English) comes from French Petit, from Middle French Petit, from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.

Ancestry of “Petiot”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPetit—
2Middle FrenchPetit—
3Old Frenchpetitsmall, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
4Gallo-Romancepitittus—

Words derived from “Petiot”

  • petiotization
Every word from Gallo-Romance pitittus →