Word origin
[1660–70; ‹ Catalan, equiv. to
Miquel Michael +
-et -et]This word is first recorded in the period 1660–70. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: adhesive, aspirate, interleave, joke, mainstream-et is a noun suffix having a diminutive force (although the diminutive element is nowlost in many words). Other words that use the affix -et include: islet, midget, plummet, tablet