Where does “escopette” come from?
escopette (English) comes from English escopet, from Spanish escopeta, from French escopette, from Italian schioppetto, from Italian -etto, from English -et, from Middle English -et, from Old French -et — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
escopette (English): Alternative form of escopet
Definitions
- Alternative form of escopet
Ancestry of “escopette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | escopet | A kind of firearm; a carbine |
| 2 | Spanish | escopeta | shotgun |
| 3 | French | escopette | carbine, escopet |
| 4 | Italian | schioppetto | hand cannon |
| 5 | Italian | -etto | Alterative suffix used to form melioratives,... |
| 6 | English | -et | Used to form diminutives, loosely construed |
| 7 | Middle English | -et | Forms diminutive nouns from nouns; in some words,... |
| 8 | Old French | -et | Used to form a diminutive, masculine noun;... |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |