Where does “vétille” come from?

vétille (French) comes from French vétiller, from French vette, from French vete, from Latin vitta — band, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet.

vétille (French): trifle, triviality

Definitions

  1. trifle, triviality

Ancestry of “vétille”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchvétillerto trifle
2Frenchvetteribbon, stripe
3Frenchvete—
4Latinvittaband, ribbon; fillet, headband, chaplet

Words derived from “vétille”

Every word from Latin vitta →Every word from French vete →Every word from French vette →