The story
- French · derived frompetit“small”
- English todayPetit Canouan
Derived from French petit (“small”) and the toponym Canouan. Compare Petit Nevis, Petit Saint Vincent, Petite Dominique, Petite Martinique and Petite Mustique.
Words from the same roots
Frenchpetit all →
petitPetite DominiquePetite MartiniquePetite MustiquePetit NevisPetit Saint Vincentpetty knife
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.