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1. 9. tige. Derived from the Latin tibia. Thus tibia becomes tihja, by the ' consonification ' of the vowel i, then the first consonant disappears (cf. sui^ectum — sujet) leaving tija, and so tige.

1. 10. cadette, 'younger.' From Latin capitettus, dim. of caput, ' head ' ; the eldest son being regarded as the first head of the family, the second son the capdet, cadet, or 'little head.'