Where does “-à” come from?

-à (Catalan) comes from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

-à (Catalan): -an; -ane

Definitions

  1. -an; -ane

Ancestry of “-à”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
2Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “-à”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -a →Every word from Proto-Italic -ā →
-à — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer