Where does “-ität” come from?

-ität (German) comes from Catalan -itat, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-ität (German): -ity

Definitions

  1. -ity

Ancestry of “-ität”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalan-itat-ity; -ness
2Latin-itās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ität”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Catalan -itat →Every word from Latin -itās →