Where does “-īta” come from?
-īta (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ίτης, from Ancient Greek πολῑ́της, from Ancient Greek -της, from Proto-Hellenic -tāts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “-īta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ίτης | Suffix forming a masculine noun: one connected... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | πολῑ́της | citizen |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | -της | Forms nouns representing a state of being; Added... |
| 4 | Proto-Hellenic | -tāts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |