-elette

See also: elette and életté

Middle French

Etymology

Combination of -el and -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.