Where does “-i” come from?

-i (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse -i, from Latin -ē, from Latin dis-, from Latin calceus, from Latin calx, from Ancient Greek χάλιξ — small stone, pebble; gravel, rubble.

-i (Icelandic): A nominal suffix

Definitions

  1. A nominal suffix

Ancestry of “-i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norse-ith
2Latin-ēly; used to form adverbs from adjectives
3Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
4Latincalceusshoe
5Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
6Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “-i”

Every word from Ancient Greek χάλιξ →Every word from Latin dis- →Every word from Latin -ē →