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