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Where does “-edad” come from?

-edad (Spanish) comes from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-edad (Spanish): Form of -dad used generally for adjectives ending...

Definitions

  1. Form of -dad used generally for adjectives ending...

Ancestry of “-edad”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-edad”

  • ceguedad
  • mocedad
  • otredad
  • bastedad
  • vastedad
  • sequedad
  • oquedad
  • terquedad
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →