Where does “disketta” come from?

disketta (Icelandic) comes from English diskette, from English -ette, from Middle English -ette, from Old French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

disketta (Icelandic): diskette, floppy disk

Definitions

  1. diskette, floppy disk

Ancestry of “disketta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisketteA small, flexible, magnetic disk for storage and...
2English-etteUsed to form nouns meaning a smaller form of...
3Middle English-ette—
4Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
5Latin-itta—
6Hungarianiszikto drink
7Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from English -ette →Every word from Old French -ette →