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Where does “-ès” come from?

-ès (Catalan) comes from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

-ès (Catalan): -ese

Definitions

  1. -ese

Ancestry of “-ès”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ensisOf or from
2Latinarvumfield; farm land
3Latincolō—
4Latinquelō—
5Proto-Italickʷelō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-ès”

  • palès
  • polonès
  • polonesa
  • feroès
  • nepalès
  • escassesa
  • fermesa
  • lleonès
  • azerbaidjanès
  • bonesa
  • anglès
  • -esa
  • moçambiquès
  • tristesa
  • ugandès
  • japonès
  • rigidesa
  • lletgesa
  • cruesa
  • buidesa
  • navarrès
  • irlandès
  • feblesa
  • saviesa
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