Where does “peti” come from?
peti (Middle English) comes from Middle French Petit, from Old French petit, from Gallo-Romance pitittus.
peti (Middle English): Alternative form of pety
Ancestry of “peti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | Petit | — |
| 2 | Old French | petit | small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of... |
| 3 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |