Where does “musette” come from?
musette (French) comes from Middle French musette, from Old French musette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
musette (French): musette; bagpipe; A small bag for provisions
Definitions
- musette; bagpipe; A small bag for provisions
Ancestry of “musette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | musette | — |
| 2 | Old French | musette | — |
| 3 | Old French | -ette | Alternative form of -ete |
| 4 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 5 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 6 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
Words derived from “musette”