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Where does “-ίτης” come from?

-ίτης (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-ίτης (Ancient Greek): Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...

Definitions

  1. Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected...

Ancestry of “-ίτης”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπολῑ́τηςcitizen
2Ancient Greek-τηςForms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
3Proto-Hellenic-tāts—
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ίτης”

  • album
  • celestial
  • hermit
  • albumin
  • metabolite
  • auburn
  • albumen
  • alba
  • Canaanite
  • Carmelite
  • magnetite
  • albedo
  • meteorite
  • ferrite
  • albino
  • albatross
  • quartzite
  • Maronite
  • albuminous
  • Albin
  • biotite
  • inositol
  • lignite
  • bauxite
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