Where does “-ato” come from?

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

-ato (Portuguese): -ship; -ate; -age; -ate

Definitions

  1. -ship; -ate; -age; -ate

Ancestry of “-ato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ātused
2Proto-Italic-ātos—
3Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “-ato”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from Proto-Italic -ātos →