Where does “petitely” come from?

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

petitely (English): In a petite manner

Definitions

  1. In a petite manner

Ancestry of “petitely”, step by step

petitely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English petite

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpetitefairly short and of slim build; of small size;...
2Frenchpetitefeminine singular of petit; little
3FrenchPetitsmall
4Middle FrenchPetitsmall
5Old Frenchpetitsmall, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
6Gallo-Romancepitittus—

via English ly

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlyAbbreviation of light-year
2VietnameselyAlternative spelling of li
Every word from Gallo-Romance pitittus →Every word from Old French petit →Every word from Middle French Petit →