Where does “Petit” come from?
Petit comes from French petit, derived from Occitan petit, ultimately meaning small or little.
Ancestry of “Petit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | German | Petit | — |
| 2 | French | Petit | — |
| 3 | Middle French | Petit | — |
| 4 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 5 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |