Where does “calcetí” come from?

calcetí (Catalan) comes from Spanish calcetín, from Spanish calceta, from Spanish -eta, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

calcetí (Catalan): sock

Definitions

  1. sock

Ancestry of “calcetí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcalcetínsock
2Spanishcalcetastocking
3Spanish-etafeminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix
4French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
5Latin-itta—
6Hungarianiszikto drink
7Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Spanish -eta →