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Where does “douillet” come from?

douillet (French) comes from Old French -et, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

douillet (French): cosy, snug; soft, oversensitive to pain

Definitions

  1. cosy, snug; soft, oversensitive to pain

Ancestry of “douillet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-etUsed to form a diminutive, masculine noun;...
2Latin-ātus—
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “douillet”

  • douillettement
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →