Where does “-ity” come from?
-ity (Polish) comes from Old Polish -ity, from Proto-Slavic -itъ, from Proto-Slavic -tъ — Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms...
Ancestry of “-ity”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Polish | -ity | — |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | -itъ | From nouns in *-mę, forms adjectives denoting... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -tъ | Deverbal from mono-syllabic simple stems, forms... |
Words derived from “-ity”