Where does “-eys” come from?

-eys (Middle English) comes from Old French -eis, from Late Latin -iscus.

-eys (Middle English): Alternative form of -esse

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of -esse

Ancestry of “-eys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-eisused to form nationalities; used to form names of...
2Late Latin-iscus—

Words derived from “-eys”

Every word from Late Latin -iscus →Every word from Old French -eis →