Where does “-oth” come from?

-oth (English) comes from Hebrew ־וֹת, from Yiddish ־ות, from Hebrew ־ות, from Esperanto -at- — -ato or -aton Accusative do'ee of an action, in a...

-oth (English): Used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords...

Definitions

  1. Used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords...

Ancestry of “-oth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrew־וֹת-ót
2Yiddish־ותThe plural suffix for feminine nouns derived from...
3Hebrew־ות-ness, -ity, -ism; The plural ending for most...
4Esperanto-at--ato or -aton Accusative do'ee of an action, in a...
Every word from Esperanto -at- →Every word from Hebrew ־ות →Every word from Yiddish ־ות →