Where does “-ea” come from?

-ea (Ido) comes from Latin -ea, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-ea (Ido): having the color of

Definitions

  1. having the color of

Ancestry of “-ea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-eanominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ea

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος