Where does “-ette” come from?

-ette (English) comes from Middle English -ette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

-ette (English): Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns meaning a smaller form of...

Ancestry of “-ette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle English-ette
2Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
3Latin-itta
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “-ette

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe-
-ette — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer