Where does “iridate” come from?
iridate (Italian) comes from Italian iridato, from Italian -ato, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
iridate (Italian): plural feminine of iridato; feminine plural of...
Definitions
- plural feminine of iridato; feminine plural of...
Ancestry of “iridate”, step by step
iridate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian iridato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | iridato | past participle of iridare; iridescent, iridized;... |
| 2 | Italian | -ato | Used with a stem to form the past participle of... |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |