English
Petite Dominique
Petite Dominique comes from French petit ‘small’, and goes back to Vulgar Latin *pittus.
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pittusas pittitus‘small, little’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400petit‘small, little’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘small’
- EnglishtodayPetite Dominique
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Vulgar Latinc. 100–700 CE*pittusas pittitus‘small, little’
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400petit‘small, little’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘small’
- EnglishtodayPetite Dominique
The story
The island was named after Dominica.
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- ‘to break’
back, bank, beach, bitch, bench, baker, batch, baxter, banquet, banco, bicker, banque, bichon, 10 more
Today it means
name An island of Grenada.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Vulgar Latin *pittus / Petite Dominique