Where does “legpettyesebb” come from?
legpettyesebb (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian pettyesebb, from Hungarian pettyes, from English petty, from Middle English peti, from Middle French Petit, from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.
Ancestry of “legpettyesebb”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | pettyesebb | — |
| 2 | Hungarian | pettyes | spotted, spotty, mottled, dappled |
| 3 | English | petty | Little, small, secondary in rank or importance;... |
| 4 | Middle English | peti | Alternative form of pety |
| 5 | Middle French | Petit | small |
| 6 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 7 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |