Where does “-is” come from?

-is (Latin) comes from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

-is (Latin): suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...

Definitions

  1. suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,...

Ancestry of “-is”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
2Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “-is”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from Latin -a →Every word from Proto-Italic -ā →