Where does “-ée” come from?
-ée (Norman) comes from Latin -ata, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.
-ée (Norman): Forming feminine nouns having the sense of...
Definitions
- Forming feminine nouns having the sense of...
Ancestry of “-ée”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -ata | nominative feminine singular of -ātus; nominative... |
| 2 | Latin | -atus | -ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |