Where does “garceta” come from?

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

garceta (Spanish): egret

Definitions

  1. egret

Ancestry of “garceta”, 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?
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from French -ette →Every word from Spanish -eta →