Where does “-ette” come from?

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

-ette (French): female equivalent of -et

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of -et

Ancestry of “-ette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-itta
2Hungarianiszikto drink
3Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “-ette

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe-