-et

suffix — 2 senses

suffix

Etymology Inherited from Middle English -et, from Old French -et, from Late Latin -ittus, -ettus.

Morpheme Used to form diminutives, loosely construed.

suffix

Etymology Uncertain. Perhaps ultimately related to Middle English -ten, -eten, from Old English -ettan; possibly reinforced by Old Norse -ta.

Morpheme Used to augment verbs, largely monosyllabic, to form verbs with a frequentative or imitative force.

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