Where does “petit” come from?

petit (French) comes from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.

petit (French): small; little; petty

Definitions

  1. small; little; petty

Ancestry of “petit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpetitsmall, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
2Gallo-Romancepitittus

Words derived from “petit

Every word from Gallo-Romance pitittusEvery word from Old French petit