Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French catellier ‎(“to excite, cause tremors”), from Medieval Latin catilō ‎(“tickle”, verb), from Frankish *kitilōn ‎(“to tickle”), from Proto-Germanic *kitilōną, frequentative of Proto-Germanic *kitōną ‎(“to tickle”), from Proto-Indo-European *geid- ‎(“to stick, jab, tickle”). Cognate with Old High German kizzilōn ‎(“to tickle”), Old English citelian ‎(“to tickle”), Old Norse kitla ‎(“to tickle”), Middle Dutch katelen ‎(“to tickle”), Dutch kittelen ‎(“to tickle”). More at kittle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃa.tu.je/