Etymograph

English

tuftlet

From tuft + -let.

Formed from tuft + -let

Late Latin tūfa ‘helmet crest’

Old French touffe

Middle English tuft

English tuft

Today it means

noun A little tuft.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tuftlet”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / tuftlet