Where does “-ie” come from?

-ie (Old French) comes from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-ie (Old French): indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Definitions

  1. indicates a feminine noun, often an abstract one

Ancestry of “-ie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
2Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
3Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-ie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →