Where does “-ate” come from?

-ate (French) comes from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

-ate (French): ate

Definitions

  1. ate

Ancestry of “-ate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ātused
2Proto-Italic-ātos
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-ate

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
-ate — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer