Where does “-ile” come from?

-ile (English) comes from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

-ile (English): tending to, or capable of

Definitions

  1. tending to, or capable of

Ancestry of “-ile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ilis-ile
2Proto-Italic-elis—
3Proto-Indo-European-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “-ile”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →