Etymology Explorer › Spanish

Where does “-ita” come from?

-ita (Spanish) comes from Spanish -ito, from Latin -ittus, from Proto-Italic -tos, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

-ita (Spanish): Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words...

Definitions

  1. Substituted for "a" at the end of feminine words...

Ancestry of “-ita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-itoForms diminutives of nouns; Forms names of...
2Latin-ittusdiminutive suffix, used to create nouns
3Proto-Italic-tosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-ita”

  • Anita
  • Evita
  • manzanita
  • señorita
  • casita
  • carnitas
  • fajita
  • manita
  • monjita
  • mulita
  • Fajitagate
  • cebollita
  • mulita
  • pajita
  • antisemita
  • darienita
  • cinturita
  • patadita
  • alita
  • paradita
  • barriguita
  • fresita
  • cosita
  • Anita
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →