Where does “-ate” come from?

-ate (Italian) comes from Latin -ātis, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

-ate (Italian): Used with a suffix to form the feminine plural...

Definitions

  1. Used with a suffix to form the feminine plural...

Ancestry of “-ate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ātisfirst conjugation
2Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
4Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
6Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-ate”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Italic -āō →