Where does “-itia” come from?

-itia (Latin) comes from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-itia (Latin): -ness, -ity

Definitions

  1. -ness, -ity

Ancestry of “-itia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-itia”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →