Etymology

attelet

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Today it means: a small decorative metal skewer used for serving food Full definition →

French attelet ← Middle French hastelet
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  1. Middle French · derived fromhastelet
  2. French · borrowed fromattelet
  3. English todayattelet

Borrowed from French attelet, a variant of hâtelet; itself from Middle French hastelet, diminutive of haste (“spear, spit, roast meat”).

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