Where does “-idade” come from?

-idade (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -idade, from Latin -itas, from Proto-Indo-European -it-.

-idade (Portuguese): forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the...

Definitions

  1. forms nouns, from adjectives, indicating the...

Ancestry of “-idade”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-idade
2Latin-itasAlternative form of -tās; accusative plural of...
3Proto-Indo-European-it-

Words derived from “-idade

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -it-Every word from Latin -itasEvery word from Old Portuguese -idade