Where does “courgette” come from?

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

courgette (French): courgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)

Definitions

  1. courgette (UK), zucchini (Australia, Canada, US)

Ancestry of “courgette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
2Latin-itta—
3Hungarianiszikto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “courgette”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →