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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | petite | fairly short and of slim build; of small size;... |
| 2 | French | petite | feminine singular of petit; little |
| 3 | French | Petit | — |
| 4 | Middle French | Petit | — |
| 5 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 6 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |