Where does “-iss-” come from?
-iss- (Old French) comes from Latin -sc-, from Latin -esco, from Latin -eo, from Proto-Italic -ēō, from Proto-Italic -ējō, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
-iss- (Old French): An inchoative infix appearing on many verbs, and integrated into the conjugation of some
Definitions
- An inchoative infix appearing on many verbs, and integrated into the conjugation of some
Ancestry of “-iss-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | -sc- | — |
| 2 | Latin | -esco | Forms verbs from adjectives meaning "become " |
| 3 | Latin | -eo | Forms stative verbs from adjectives; dative... |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ēō | Forms stative verbs, indicating a state of being;... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ējō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₁yeti | Thematicization of the athematic stative verbal... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |