Where does “petite” come from?

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

petite (French): feminine singular of petit; little

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of petit; little

Ancestry of “petite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchPetitsmall
2Middle FrenchPetitsmall
3Old Frenchpetitsmall, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
4Gallo-Romancepitittus—

Words derived from “petite”

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