A small flap or flapping piece; a diminutive or minor version of something that flaps.
From 'flap' plus the diminutive suffix '-et' (similar to '-et' in 'omelet' or 'pamphlet'). The '-et' suffix creates a smaller, more delicate version of the root word.
Diminutive suffixes like '-et' are fascinating because they show how languages create new words by simply shrinking them—a 'flappet' sounds almost cute and harmless compared to a full 'flap.'
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