Where does “-ities” come from?

-ities (Classical Latin) comes from Latin -ies, from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s.

-ities (Classical Latin): Alternative form of -iēs

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -iēs

Ancestry of “-ities”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iesUsed to form an abstract noun, usually from an...
2Proto-Indo-European-yḗh₂s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yḗh₂s →Every word from Latin -ies →