Where does “snippet” come from?
Snippet comes from English snip plus the Dutch diminutive suffix snippen, which derives from Old French -et, Latin -atus, Proto-Italic -ātos, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -eh₂tos and -tós.
snippet (English): A small part of something, such as a song or...
Definitions
- A small part of something, such as a song or...
Ancestry of “snippet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | snip | To cut with short sharp actions, as with... |
| 2 | Dutch | snippen | plural of snip; to snip; shred; to chop |
Words derived from “snippet”