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Where does “-at” come from?

-at (German) comes from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

-at (German): -ate

Definitions

  1. -ate

Ancestry of “-at”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ātus—
2Proto-Italic-ātos—
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-at”

  • Telefonat
  • hanseatisch
  • Hanseat
  • Emirat
  • Sultanat
  • адресат
  • -at
  • -ат
  • adresat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →