Where does “-ety” come from?

-ety (English) 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.

-ety (English): Added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or...

Definitions

  1. Added to monosyllabic words, typically nouns or...

Ancestry of “-ety”, 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 “-ety”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Latin -itās →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ →
-ety — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer