Where does “piglet” come from?
Piglet derives from Middle French -el and -et suffixes attached to Old French -et, which traces to Latin -atus, Proto-Italic -ātos, and Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos and -tós.
piglet (English): A young pig
Ancestry of “piglet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pig | Any of several intelligent mammalian species of... |
| 2 | Middle English | pigge | A piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;... |
| 3 | Old English | picga | a young pig; piglet |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | piggō | pig |