myEtymology.com: French etymology of lisette

Etymology of the French word lisette

the French word lisette

derived from the French word liseuse

derived from the French word liseur

derived from the Old French word lire

derived from the Latin word lyra (lyre; lyric poetry, inspiration)

derived from the Greek word lura, λύρα

derived from the Latin word legere (read; gather, collect)

derived from the Greek word legein, λέγω (to speak)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *leg- (to collect, to speak)

using the French suffix -ette

derived from the Latin word gubia

derived from the Late Latin word gulbia