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Where does “bisette” come from?

bisette (French) comes from French bise, from French biser, from French baiser, from Middle French baiser, from Old French baisier, from Latin bāsiō, from Latin -ō, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

bisette (French): A small affectionate kiss

Definitions

  1. A small affectionate kiss

Ancestry of “bisette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbisenorth wind; northeasterly; kiss; feminine...
2Frenchbiserto kiss
3Frenchbaiserkiss; to kiss; to fuck, screw
4Middle Frenchbaiserto kiss; a kiss
5Old Frenchbaisierto kiss; a kiss
6Latinbāsiō—
7Latin-ō—
8Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots
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