Where does “-essa” come from?
-essa (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan -essa, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
-essa (Catalan): -ess
Ancestry of “-essa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Catalan | -essa | — |
| 2 | Latin | -issa | |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |
Words derived from “-essa”