Where does “-et” come from?

-et (French) comes from Middle French -et, from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

-et (French): suffix indicating diminution or affection

Definitions

  1. suffix indicating diminution or affection

Ancestry of “-et”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun
2Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-et”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →