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Where does “-trih₂” come from?

-trih₂ (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-trih₂ (Proto-Indo-European): Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Definitions

  1. Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...

Ancestry of “-trih₂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
2Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-trih₂”

  • Beatrice
  • actress
  • empress
  • Beatrix
  • separator
  • obstetric
  • obstetrics
  • obstetrician
  • meretricious
  • executrix
  • testatrix
  • cockatrice
  • generatrix
  • separatrix
  • aviatrix
  • meretrix
  • victrix
  • nonobstetric
  • meretriciously
  • meretriciousness
  • actressy
  • obstetrix
  • obstetrically
  • proprietrix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →