Where does “-ise” come from?

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

-ise (Old French): used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...

Definitions

  1. used to form feminine nouns, often denoting a...

Ancestry of “-ise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-itia-ness, -ity
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-ise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Latin -ia →Every word from Latin -ius →