Where does “-s” come from?
-s (Old French) comes from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
-s (Old French): indicates a nominative singular of a masculine...
Definitions
- indicates a nominative singular of a masculine...
Ancestry of “-s”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 2 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |