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Where does “-ittus” come from?

-ittus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-ittus (Latin): diminutive suffix, used to create nouns

Definitions

  1. diminutive suffix, used to create nouns

Ancestry of “-ittus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
2Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ittus”

  • banquet
  • ballet
  • bracket
  • spaghetti
  • islet
  • billet
  • ratchet
  • stiletto
  • statuette
  • gambit
  • stylet
  • kitchenette
  • risotto
  • ket
  • suffragette
  • basset
  • diskette
  • novelette
  • wagonette
  • balletic
  • dinette
  • barrette
  • bachelorette
  • waggonette
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →