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

Definitions

  1. A young pig

Ancestry of “piglet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpigAny of several intelligent mammalian species of...
2Middle EnglishpiggeA piglet or young pig; A pig irrespective of age;...
3Old Englishpicgaa young pig; piglet
4Proto-West Germanicpiggōpig
Every word from Proto-West Germanic piggō →Every word from Old English picga →Every word from Middle English pigge →