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Where does “nymphette” come from?

nymphette (French) comes from French nymphe, from Old French nimphe, from Latin nympha, from Ancient Greek νύμφη, from Proto-Indo-European snewbʰ- — to marry, wed; to marry, to wed.

nymphette (French): A small nymph; A sexually attractive adolescent...

Definitions

  1. A small nymph; A sexually attractive adolescent...

Ancestry of “nymphette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchnymphenymph
2Old Frenchnimphenymph
3Latinnymphabride, mistress; young woman; nymph
4Ancient Greekνύμφηbride, young wife; young, nubile woman;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeansnewbʰ-to marry, wed; to marry, to wed
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