Where does “Petit” come from?
Petit (French) comes from Middle French Petit, from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.
Ancestry of “Petit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | Petit | — |
| 2 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 3 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |
Words derived from “Petit”