Where does “-essa” come from?

-essa (Italian) comes from Portuguese -esa, from Spanish -esa, from Spanish -és, from Spanish política, from Spanish político, from Latin polīticus, from Swedish politisk, from Swedish politik — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-essa (Italian): -ess

Definitions

-ess

Ancestry of “-essa”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Portuguese	-esa	feminine singular of -ês
2	Spanish	-esa	feminine singular of -és
3	Spanish	-és	Forms nouns and adjectives of nationality;...
4	Spanish	política	politics; policy; female equivalent of político
5	Spanish	político	political; in-law; politician
6	Latin	polīticus	—
7	Swedish	politisk	political, having to do with politics
8	Swedish	politik	politics
9	Ancient Greek	πολιτικός	civic, constitutional, public; social
10	Ancient Greek	πολῑ́της	citizen
11	Ancient Greek	-της	Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added...
12	Proto-Hellenic	-tāts	—
13	Proto-Indo-European	-teh₂ts	Used to form nouns representing state of being
14	Proto-Indo-European	-teh₂	Used to form nouns representing state of being
15	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-essa”

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