-ot etymology

French word -ot comes from French -et (Suffix indicating diminution or affection.)

Detailed word origin of -ot

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-et French (fra) Suffix indicating diminution or affection.
-ot French (fra) A diminutive indicator for certain words, functioning similarly to the more common -et. Used for some names:.

Words with the same origin as -ot

Descendants of -et
beignet boulet brevet cabriolet cachet chapelet coquette cornet couplet crochet croquet filet foret frisquet gigoter livret minet mollet navet papoter parquet pistolet poignet sachet tantinet