-let
A diminutive suffix.
Suffix
- A diminutive suffix.
- booklet, a small book
- applet, a small computer application
- owlet, a small (young) owl
Synonyms: -cule -ee -el -et -ette -icle -ie -kin -le -ling -ole -ule -y mini- micro- nano-
- Piece; as in a suit of armor.
- bracelet, the "arm piece" or "arm protector"
- gauntlet, the "glove piece" or "glove protector"
- epaulet, the "shoulder piece" or "shoulder protector"
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Old French -el Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French -eletbor. Middle English -let English -let From Middle English -let, -elet, from Old French -elet, a double diminutive from Old French -el + -et.