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Where does “-ad-” come from?

-ad- (Esperanto) comes from French -ade, from Occitan -ada, from Latin -ata, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

-ad- (Esperanto): -adi notable duration of an action; -ado noun of...

Definitions

  1. -adi notable duration of an action; -ado noun of...

Ancestry of “-ad-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-adeUsed to form collectives; Indicating a dish or...
2Occitan-ada-ing
3Latin-atanominative feminine singular of -ātus; nominative...
4Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-ad-”

  • ada
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