Where does “-eza” come from?

-eza (Old Portuguese) 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.

-eza (Old Portuguese): -ity; -ness; -ity

Definitions

-ity; -ness; -ity

Ancestry of “-eza”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Latin	-itia	-ness, -ity
2	Latin	-ia	Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3	Latin	-ius	forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4	Proto-Italic	-jōs	Forms comparative adjectives
5	Proto-Indo-European	-yós	Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-eza”

-eza
-eza
pobreza
pobreza
antipobreza

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