Where does “petit” come from?
petit (Old French) comes from Gallo-Romance pitittus.
petit (Old French): small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
Definitions
- small, little; worthless; valueless; poor; of...
Ancestry of “petit”, step by step
petit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Gallo-Romance pitittus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gallo-Romance | pitittus | — |
via Vulgar Latin pittitus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | pittitus | small, worthless |