Where does “-é” come from?
-é (Middle French) comes from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
-é (Middle French): past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
Definitions
- past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
Ancestry of “-é”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 2 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |