froglet

froglet

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English frog
Proto-Indo-European *-lós
Proto-Indo-European *-elós
Proto-Italic *-elos
Latin -ulus
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
English froglet

    From frog + -let.

    Noun

    froglet (plural froglets)

    1. A newly emerged frog, either from the tadpole stage (usually aquatic), or directly from the egg.
    2. (ethnic slur) A little or insignificant French person.

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    References

    Yahoo - Courtesy Smithsonian National Zoo

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