Where does “-ite” come from?

-ite (Middle English) comes from Old French -ité, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

Ancestry of “-ite”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	-ité	-ity
2	Latin	-itās	—
3	Proto-Indo-European	-teh₂ts	Used to form nouns representing state of being
4	Proto-Indo-European	-teh₂	Used to form nouns representing state of being
5	Proto-Indo-European	-tós	Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ite”

-ity

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Latin -itās →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ →