Where does “-isse” come from?

-isse (Old English) comes from Late Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-isse (Old English): Forms nouns referring to female people. Attested only in the noun

Definitions

  1. Forms nouns referring to female people. Attested only in the noun

Ancestry of “-isse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latin-issa
2Ancient Greek-ῐσσᾰfemininizes masculine nouns in the first declension
3Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
4Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
5Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ →