Where does “centaurette” come from?

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

centaurette (English): A female centaur

Definitions

  1. A female centaur

Ancestry of “centaurette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-etteUsed to form nouns meaning a smaller form of...
2Middle English-ette—
3Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
4Latin-itta—
5Hungarianiszikto drink
6Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from English -ette →Every word from Old French -ette →