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Where does “cobette” come from?

cobette (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?.

cobette (English): A small portion of corn on the cob, less than the...

Definitions

  1. A small portion of corn on the cob, less than the...

Ancestry of “cobette”, 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?
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