-et

Middle English

/it/

suffix

Definitions

Forms diminutive nouns from nouns, in some words, it has lost its original meaning.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -et (forming diminutives) derived from Latin -ittus.

Origin

Latin

-ittus

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-et English
-itta Latin
-ittus Latin
-ito Spanish, Castilian
-elet Old French
-et Old French
-et Catalan, Valencian
Lito Cebuano
-et Middle French
*-tos Proto-Italic