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by kryptiskt 207 days ago
-let is a diminutive, signifying something small. Like in piglet or booklet.
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https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-let

> From Middle English -let, -elet, from Old French -elet, a double diminutive from Old French -el + -et.

Oh, TIL! Thank you.