Where does “-tas” come from?

-tas (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-tas (Latin): ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship

Definitions

  1. ty, -dom, -hood, -ness, -ship

Ancestry of “-tas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
2Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
3Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-tas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →