-etto

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin -ittum, accusative singular of -ittus.^[1]

Suffix

-etto (female form -etta)

1. Used to form the diminutive of nouns (and sometimes adjectives), often with an emotional connotation.

Derived terms

References

1. ^ “-etto” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, ISBN 978-88-00-20781-2