adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
pittus
*pittus (feminine *pitta, neuter *pittum)
Meaning
- Proto Romanceadjectivereconstructionsmall, little
Origins
Uncertain; possibly from earlier *piccus, borrowed from Proto-Celtic *biggos (“small, little”). Alteration of -tt-/-cc- also possibly due to the influence of paucus (“few, little”).
Descendants
- Romanianpic