Where does “-ites” come from?
-ites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.
Ancestry of “-ites”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | -ῑ́της | belonging to; member of; member of a group |
| 2 | Biblical Hebrew | אֶפְרָיִם | — |