Where does “-ado” come from?

-ado (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -ado, from Latin -atus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

-ado (Portuguese): forms the masculine singular past participle of...

Definitions

  1. forms the masculine singular past participle of...

Ancestry of “-ado”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-ado-ed
2Latin-atus-ed, -ate, -like; Form of -tus appended to nouns
3Proto-Italic-ātos—
4Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-ado”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -atus →Every word from Old Portuguese -ado →
-ado — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer