Where does “-ides” come from?

-ides (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-ides (Latin): son of

Definitions

  1. son of

Ancestry of “-ides”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίδηςson of
2Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
3Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
4Proto-Indo-European-ess—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-ides”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →