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Where does “vachette” come from?

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

vachette (French): young cow, calf; calfskin; type of dice game

Definitions

  1. young cow, calf; calfskin; type of dice game

Ancestry of “vachette”, step by step

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

Words derived from “vachette”

  • vachette
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