Where does “-isc-” come from?

-isc- (Italian) comes from Latin -ēscō, from Proto-Italic *-ēskō.

-isc- (Italian): Used with some -ire verbs to make the present...

Definitions

  1. Used with some -ire verbs to make the present...

Ancestry of “-isc-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ēscōAttaches to a stem (a noun or adjective) to form a verb meaning “to become [stem]” or similar
2Proto-Italic*-ēskō—

Words derived from “-isc-”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-ēskō →Every word from Latin -ēscō →