Where does “majoretă” come from?

majoretă (Romanian) comes from English majorette, 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?.

majoretă (Romanian): majorette

Definitions

  1. majorette

Ancestry of “majoretă”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmajoretteA dancer who twirls and performs stunts with a...
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 →