Where does “-ij” come from?
-ij (Livonian) comes from Latvian -ija, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
-ij (Livonian): a suffix corresponding to English -ia, -y, -ion,...
Definitions
- a suffix corresponding to English -ia, -y, -ion,...
Ancestry of “-ij”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvian | -ija | Usually added to foreign words to form nouns of... |
| 2 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 3 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |