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Where does “-pe” come from?

-pe (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -pe, from Proto-Indo-European pe.

-pe (Latin): "used in the formation of certain words as an...

Definitions

  1. "used in the formation of certain words as an...

Ancestry of “-pe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-pe—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpe—

Words derived from “-pe”

  • quip
  • quipster
  • quippy
  • quippery
  • quippish
  • quipper
  • quispiam
  • quidpe
  • nempe
  • quippe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pe →