toadlet

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English toad

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 toadlet

From toad + -let.

Noun

toadlet (plural toadlets)

1. A juvenile toad.
2. Any of certain myobatrachid frogs, comprising: most in genus Pseudophryne, all in genus Uperoleia and the single species (Metacrinia nichollsi) in genus Metacrinia.

Synonyms

• (juvenile toad): toadling

Derived terms

• flood plain toadlet
• pumpkin toadlet
• ratcheting toadlet

Anagrams

• totaled