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Where does “trompette” come from?

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

trompette (French): trumpet

Definitions

  1. trumpet

Ancestry of “trompette”, step by step

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

Words derived from “trompette”

  • trompettiste
  • trumpeto
  • trumpetisto
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