Where does “baïonnette” come from?
baïonnette (French) comes from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
baïonnette (French): bayonet
Ancestry of “baïonnette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 2 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
Words derived from “baïonnette”