coquet etymology

French word coquet comes from French -et (Suffix indicating diminution or affection.), French coq (Male chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock (rare) a cook.)

Detailed word origin of coquet

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-et French (fra) Suffix indicating diminution or affection.
coq French (fra) Male chicken, rooster, cockerel, cock (rare) a cook.
coquet French (fra) Sweet, cute, charming. Vain, conscious of one's appearance.

Words with the same origin as coquet

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
Descendants of coq
cocarde