Where does “allumette” come from?

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

allumette (English): A matchstick; A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes;...

Definitions

  1. A matchstick; A matchstick-sized cut of potatoes;...

Ancestry of “allumette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchallumettematch
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →