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Where does “-issa” come from?

-issa (Late Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Definitions

Ancestry of “-issa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰ—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-issa”

  • besides
  • yours
  • whilst
  • sports
  • hers
  • ours
  • earnings
  • bases
  • upstairs
  • Edwards
  • theirs
  • Phillips
  • es
  • downstairs
  • backwards
  • evenings
  • ms
  • needles
  • Vegas
  • forwards
  • cords
  • olds
  • Jennings
  • waitress
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