Where does “-ность” come from?

-ность (Russian) comes from Russian -ость, from Proto-Slavic -ostь — Used with adjectival stems to form abstract...

-ность (Russian): Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives. A...

Definitions

  1. Suffix forming abstract nouns from adjectives. A...

Ancestry of “-ность”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ость-ness, -ity
2Proto-Slavic-ostьUsed with adjectival stems to form abstract...

Words derived from “-ность

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