Where does “-ότητα” come from?

-ότητα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -τητᾰ, from Ancient Greek -τής, from Ancient Greek πεῖρα, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

-ότητα (Greek): -ity, -ty, -ness, -cy, -ion

Definitions

  1. -ity, -ty, -ness, -cy, -ion

Ancestry of “-ότητα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-τητᾰ—
2Ancient Greek-τήςAppended to verbs to form agent nouns
3Ancient Greekπεῖραtrial, experiment, attempt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “-ότητα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Ancient Greek -τής →