jarretelle etymology

French word jarretelle comes from French -elle (Forming feminine nouns, often with a diminutive sense.), French jarret (Back of the knee. Hock (joint).)

Detailed word origin of jarretelle

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-elle French (fra) Forming feminine nouns, often with a diminutive sense.
jarret French (fra) Back of the knee. Hock (joint).
jarretelle French (fra) Suspenders (feminine).

Words with the same origin as jarretelle

Descendants of -elle
archelle boîtelette citronnelle coupelle dentelle dentellerie douelle kyrielle louvetelle passerelle prunelle rondelle ruelle sauterelle tourelle éléphantelle