Where does “-ette” come from?

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

Ancestry of “-ette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-etteAlternative form of -ete
2Latin-itta—
3Hungarianiszikto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “-ette”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Old French -ette →Every word from Hungarian iszik →