Where does “byrette” come from?

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

byrette (Norwegian Nynorsk): a burette

Definitions

  1. a burette

Ancestry of “byrette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchburetteoilcan; burette; cruet used to keep wine and...
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
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