tantinet etymology

French word tantinet comes from French -et (Suffix indicating diminution or affection.), French tantin

Detailed word origin of tantinet

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-et French (fra) Suffix indicating diminution or affection.
tantin French (fra)
tantinet French (fra) (colloquial) bit, tad (colloquial, archaic) bit, tad, tiny bit.

Words with the same origin as tantinet

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