Where does “chicklet” come from?

chicklet (English) comes from English chick, from Middle English chicke, from Middle English chiken, from Old English ċicen — chicken.

chicklet (English): A small or young chick; A young woman;...

Definitions

  1. A small or young chick; A young woman;...

Ancestry of “chicklet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchickA young bird; A young chicken; A young child
2Middle Englishchicke—
3Middle Englishchikenchicken", also "chick
4Old Englishċicenchicken
Every word from Old English ċicen →