-elette

See also: elette and életté

French

Etymology

From combining -elle + -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(ə).lɛt/

Suffix

-elette f (masculine -elet)

1. diminutive suffix utilized to form feminine nouns or adjectives

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -elette

femmelette

gouttelette

odelette

ondelette

vaguelette

Further reading

• “-ette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle French

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-lós

Proto-Italic *-elos

Latin -ulus

Latin -ellus

Old French -el

Middle French -el

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Italic *-tosder.?

Latin -ittus

Old French -ete

Middle French -ette

Middle French -elette

From -el + -ette.

Suffix

-elette

1. diminutive suffix

   costelette

   cutlet, literally "little rib"

References

• Etymology and history of “côtelette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012. Contains a reference to -(el)ette in its etymology.