Where does “-é” come from?
-é (Old French) comes from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
-é (Old French): used to form past participles of regular -er...
Definitions
- used to form past participles of regular -er...
Ancestry of “-é”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |