Where does “pety” come from?

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

pety (Middle English): diminutive, tiny, little; petty, insignificant,...

Definitions

  1. diminutive, tiny, little; petty, insignificant,...

Ancestry of “pety”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle FrenchPetitsmall
2Old Frenchpetitsmall, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
3Gallo-Romancepitittus—
Every word from Gallo-Romance pitittus →Every word from Old French petit →Every word from Middle French Petit →
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