Where does “noirette” come from?
noirette (French) comes from French noiret, from Middle French noiret, from Old French noiret, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
noirette (French): little black or dark one
Definitions
- little black or dark one
Ancestry of “noirette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | noiret | blackish; of a darker complexion |
| 2 | Middle French | noiret | blackish; of a darker complexion |
| 3 | Old French | noiret | blackish |
| 4 | Old French | et | and |
| 5 | Latin | et | and; plus; though, even if |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |