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Where does “-itat” come from?

-itat (Catalan) comes from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-itat (Catalan): -ity; -ness

Definitions

  1. -ity; -ness

Ancestry of “-itat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-itās—
2Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-itat”

  • brutalitat
  • acceptabilitat
  • inacceptabilitat
  • nuvolositat
  • disponibilitat
  • permissibilitat
  • transsexualitat
  • japonesitat
  • responsabilitat
  • anormalitat
  • intensitat
  • subjectivitat
  • suavitat
  • irresponsabilitat
  • masculinitat
  • senilitat
  • feminitat
  • antiguitat
  • puntualitat
  • perillositat
  • autenticitat
  • versatilitat
  • neutralitat
  • complexitat
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