-ette

suffix

(diminutive; small form of)

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /-ɛt/

suffix

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰerH-? Proto-Germanic *brūnaz Frankish *brūnbor. Old French brun Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French brunet Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ Proto-Italic *-ā Latin -am Old French -e Old French brunete French brunettebor. English brunettebf. English -ette Back-formation from brunette.

Used to form nouns and adjectives signifying a person, especially a woman, with the specified hair color.
“purple + -ette → purplette”
“raven + -ette → ravenette”