Where does “-ea” come from?

-ea (Latin) comes from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-ea (Latin): nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of -eus; nominative...

Ancestry of “-ea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
2Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
3Proto-Indo-European-iHwós—
4Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ea”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Latin -eus →Every word from Ancient Greek -εῖος →