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Where does “-ato” come from?

-ato (Italian) comes from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

-ato (Italian): Used with a stem to form the past participle of...

Definitions

  1. Used with a stem to form the past participle of...

Ancestry of “-ato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ātus—
2Proto-Italic-ātos—
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-ato”

  • brocado
  • fenolato
  • sfidato
  • aspirantato
  • straordinariato
  • nuvolato
  • innevato
  • tricuspidato
  • cuspidato
  • -ati
  • pascialato
  • cuspidate
  • assennato
  • ingiustificato
  • giustificato
  • zazzerato
  • unghiato
  • unghiatura
  • scienziato
  • coturnato
  • chiericato
  • iridato
  • garbato
  • garbatezza
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →