Where does “-at” come from?

-at (German) 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.

-at (German): -ate

Definitions

  1. -ate

Ancestry of “-at”, 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 “-at”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Proto-Italic -ātos →
-at — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer