-et

French

suffix

Definitions

suffix indicating diminution or affection

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French -et inherited from Old French -et (forming diminutives) inherited from Latin -ittus.

Origin

Latin

-ittus

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-ellus Latin
-itta Latin
-ittum Latin
-ittus Latin
-etto Italian
-ette French
-ete Spanish, Castilian
-ito Spanish, Castilian
-et Middle English
-elet Old French
-et Old French
-et- Esperanto
-et Catalan, Valencian
Lito Cebuano
-et- Ido
-et Middle French
*-tos Proto-Italic

-ette