Where does “gaufrette” come from?
gaufrette (English) comes from French gaufrette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
gaufrette (English): A kind of waffle; A crispy fried slice of potato
Definitions
- A kind of waffle; A crispy fried slice of potato
Ancestry of “gaufrette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gaufrette | wafer |
| 2 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |