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Where does “-ade” come from?

-ade (English) comes from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

-ade (English): Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person...

Definitions

  1. Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person...

Ancestry of “-ade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-adoSuffix indicating the masculine singular past...
2Old Spanish-ado—
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-ade”

  • blockade
  • tamponade
  • Gatorade
  • orangeade
  • gasconade
  • blockader
  • limeade
  • counterblockade
  • cherryade
  • gingerade
  • gasconader
  • raspberryade
  • antiblockade
  • pineappleade
  • blackberryade
  • cranberryade
  • pomegranateade
  • melonade
  • tamarindade
  • appleade
  • mangoade
  • strawberryade
  • immunoblockade
  • sumacade
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →