Where does “barzelletta” come from?
barzelletta (Italian) comes from French bergerette, from French -ette, from Latin -itta, from Hungarian iszik, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
barzelletta (Italian): joke amusing story
Definitions
- joke amusing story
Ancestry of “barzelletta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | bergerette | young shepherdess |
| 2 | French | -ette | female equivalent of -et |
| 3 | Latin | -itta | — |
| 4 | Hungarian | iszik | to drink |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |