Where does “Yvette” come from?
Yvette is a French diminutive formation using the suffix -ette, though the ultimate origin and meaning of the base element remain unknown.
Yvette (English): A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to...
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- A term of derision used by Quebec separatists to...
Ancestry of “Yvette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | Yvette | Yvette |
| 2 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |