hachete

Old French

Etymology

From hache (“axe”) +‎ -ete (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

• (classical) IPA^(key): /haˈt͡ʃetə/

Noun

hachete oblique singular, f (oblique plural hachetes, nominative singular hachete, nominative plural hachetes)

1. hatchet

Descendants

• French: hachette
• → Italy:
  • Calabrian: hacciòtta, faccetta (possibly a hypercorrective reaction to /f/ > /h/ in other words)
  • Italian: accetta
  • Neapolitan: accetta, 'ccetta
  • Sicilian: accetta
• → Middle English: hachet, acchett, hachat, hachett, hachette, hachytt
  • English: hatchet
  • Yola: hatcheat