Where does “-ec” come from?

-ec (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic -ikos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

-ec (Middle Welsh): denotes a language: -ic, -ish

Definitions

  1. denotes a language: -ic, -ish

Ancestry of “-ec”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic-ikosbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to
2Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kos →Every word from Proto-Celtic -ikos →