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Where does “cebolleta” come from?

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

cebolleta (Spanish): spring onion; chive; noggin; head

Definitions

  1. spring onion; chive; noggin; head

Ancestry of “cebolleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-etafeminine singular of -ete; diminutive suffix
2French-ettefemale equivalent of -et
3Latin-itta—
4Hungarianiszikto drink
5Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?
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