Where does “coutelet” come from?

coutelet (Middle French) comes from Middle French et, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

coutelet (Middle French): knife

Definitions

  1. knife

Ancestry of “coutelet”, step by step

coutelet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French et

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchetand
2Old Frenchetand
3Latinetand; plus; though, even if
4Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Middle French coutel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcoutelknife
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti