Where does “-eis” come from?

-eis (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō, from Latin quelō, from Proto-Italic kʷelō, from Proto-Indo-European kʷéleti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷel- — to turn.

-eis (Old French): used to form nationalities; used to form names of...

Definitions

  1. used to form nationalities; used to form names of...

Ancestry of “-eis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latin-iscus-ish
2Latin-ensisOf or from
3Latinarvumfield; farm land
4Latincolōto cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden
5Latinquelō
6Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “-eis

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō