-let
English
suffix
Definitions
- a diminutive suffix; for example:
- piece; as in a suit of armor for example:
Etymology
Derived from Middle French -el derived from Latin -ellus derived from Middle French -et derived from Latin -ittus.
Origin
Latin
-ittus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -el English
- -ellus Latin
- -itta Latin
- -ittus Latin
- femina Latin
- liber Latin
- oculus Latin
- porculus Latin
- -ello Italian
- -eau French
- -et French
- -ito Spanish, Castilian
- *-a-l- Proto-Germanic
- *-ilaz Proto-Germanic
- *-ulaz Proto-Germanic
- -el Old English
- -el Middle English
- -el Old French
- -et Old French
- -et Catalan, Valencian
- -el Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- Lito Cebuano
- -el Middle French
- -et Middle French
- -elo Old Portuguese
- *-tos Proto-Italic
- -le Scots
- -iello Old Spanish