petiôt
Bourguignon
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *pittitus + -ôt.
Adjective
petiôt (feminine petiôte, masculine plural petiôts, feminine plural petiôtes, comparative moinre, superlative moinre)
Franco-Provençal
Alternative forms
- petiôd (ORB)
Etymology
Diminutive from petit. Compare French petiot.
Adjective
petiôt (feminine petiôta, masculine plural petiôts, feminine plural petiôtes) (ORB, broad)
References
- petit in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- petiôt in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Further information
- ALF: Atlas Linguistique de la France[1] [Linguistic Atlas of France] – map 623: “mon petit garçon” – on lig-tdcge.imag.fr
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pettīttus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 8: Patavia–Pix, page 343