Where does “-itas” come from?
-itas (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
Ancestry of “-itas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |