Where does “-ame” come from?
-ame (Italian) comes from Latin -amen, from Latin -men, from Proto-Italic *-mn̥.
-ame (Italian): foglia + API → fogliame; bestia + API →...
Definitions
- foglia + API → fogliame; bestia + API →...
Ancestry of “-ame”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | -amen | — |
| 2 | Latin | -men | forms neuter nouns of the third declension |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-mn̥ | — |
Words derived from “-ame”