Where does “layette” come from?

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

layette (English): A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet...

Definitions

  1. A complete set of clothing, bedding and toilet...

Ancestry of “layette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlayettebaby clothes, babywear
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 -etteEvery word from Hungarian iszik