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Where does “-eață” come from?

-eață (Romanian) comes from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

-eață (Romanian): -ness, -ity; used to form nouns from adjectives;...

Definitions

  1. -ness, -ity; used to form nouns from adjectives;...

Ancestry of “-eață”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-itia-ness, -ity
2Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
3Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
4Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “-eață”

  • porcăreață
  • văcăreață
  • roșeață
  • dulceață
  • căprăreață
  • albeață
  • verdeață
  • moleață
  • grețos
  • greață
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