Where does “unpetty” come from?

unpetty (English) comes from English petty, from Middle English peti, from Middle French Petit, from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.

unpetty (English): Not petty

Definitions

  1. Not petty

Ancestry of “unpetty”, step by step

unpetty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English petty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpettyLittle, small, secondary in rank or importance;...
2Middle EnglishpetiAlternative form of pety
3Middle FrenchPetitsmall
4Old Frenchpetitsmall, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
5Gallo-Romancepitittus—

via English un

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishunOne
Every word from Gallo-Romance pitittus →Every word from Old French petit →Every word from Middle French Petit →