Where does “-eta” come from?

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

-eta (Spanish): feminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix

Ancestry of “-eta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
2Latin-itta
3Hungarianiszikto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

Words derived from “-eta

Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe-