Where does “-ites” come from?

-ites (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

-ites (Latin): adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"

Definitions

  1. adjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"

Ancestry of “-ites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
2Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

Words derived from “-ites”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →