Where does “-ette” come from?

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

-ette (Old French): Alternative form of -ete

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -ete

Ancestry of “-ette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-itta—
2Hungarianiszikto drink
3Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “-ette”

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Hungarian iszik →Every word from Latin -itta →