Where does “petiteness” come from?
petiteness (English) comes from English petite, from French petite, from French Petit, from Middle French Petit, from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.
petiteness (English): The quality of being petite
Definitions
- The quality of being petite
Ancestry of “petiteness”, step by step
petiteness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English petite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | petite | fairly short and of slim build; of small size;... |
| 2 | French | petite | feminine singular of petit; little |
| 3 | French | Petit | small |
| 4 | Middle French | Petit | small |
| 5 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 6 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |