Where does “tchéthtchi” come from?

tchéthtchi (Norman) comes from Norman tchéthette, from Old French charrete, from Old French -eté, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

tchéthtchi (Norman): plowman

Definitions

  1. plowman

Ancestry of “tchéthtchi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Normantchéthettelight cart; trailer
2Old Frenchcharretecharret
3Old French-etévariant of -té
4Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
5Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Old French -eté →Every word from Old French charrete →