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Where does “-tate” come from?

-tate (Romanian) comes from Latin -tātem, from Latin -tās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-tate (Romanian): -ty, -ness; Examples include; greutate

Definitions

  1. -ty, -ness; Examples include; greutate

Ancestry of “-tate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-tātem—
2Latin-tās—
3Proto-Indo-European-teh₂tsUsed to form nouns representing state of being
4Proto-Indo-European-teh₂Used to form nouns representing state of being
5Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-tate”

  • strâmbătate
  • dreptate
  • răutăcios
  • nedreptate
  • răutate
  • vietate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →