Where does “courgette” come from?

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

courgette (English): A particular variety of "Cucurbita pepo", a small...

Definitions

A particular variety of "Cucurbita pepo", a small...

Ancestry of “courgette”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	courgette	courgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)
2	French	-ette	female equivalent of -et
3	Latin	-itta	—
4	Hungarian	iszik	to drink
5	Proto-Uralic	jëxe-	to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “courgette”

courgetti

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →