- pitinnus
pitinnus, s. pisinnus.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
pitinnus, s. pisinnus.
http://www.zeno.org/Georges-1913. 1806–1895.
petit — petit, ite [ p(ə)ti, it ] adj., n. et adv. • 980 « jeune »; lat. pop. °pittittus, d un rad. expressif °pitt ;cf. bas lat. pitinnus « petit garçon » I ♦ Dans l ordre physique (quantité mesurable) A ♦ Adj. 1 ♦ (Êtres vivants) Dont la hauteur, la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
petit — mid 14c., trifling, from O.Fr. petit small (11c.), probably from stem of L.L. pitinnus small, of uncertain origin; it corresponds to no known Latin form and perhaps is from a Celtic root pett part, piece, bit also found in It. pezza, Eng. PIECE… … Etymology dictionary
pet|it — «PEHT ee; French puh TEE», adjective. Law. minor; small; petty; trivial: »petit larceny. ╂[< Old French petit, ultimately < Late Latin pitinnus very small (child). See etym. of doublet petty. (Cf. ↑petty)] … Useful english dictionary