Etymology

quillet

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Latin quidlibet
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quillet · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromquidlibet“anything”
  2. English todayquillet

Uncertain. Possibly a shortening of earlier quillity, itself of uncertain origin, or from Latin quidlibet (“anything”).

quillet · noun2

  1. Old French · derived fromcueillette“uncultivated strip of land for the gathering of herbs, berries, snails, etc.”
  2. English todayquillet

Uncertain. Possibly from Anglo-Norman/Old French cueillette (“uncultivated strip of land for the gathering of herbs, berries, snails, etc.”).

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