Where does “-ada” come from?
-ada (Interlingua) comes from English -ade, from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
-ada (Interlingua): forms nouns from nouns, denoting a product; -ade
Definitions
- forms nouns from nouns, denoting a product; -ade
Ancestry of “-ada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ade | Used to form nouns denoting action, or a person... |
| 2 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 3 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 4 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |