Where does “petit” come from?

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

petit (Middle French): small; something that is small

Definitions

  1. small; something that is small

Ancestry of “petit”, step by step

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