Where does “-i” come from?

-i (Translingual) comes from Latin -i, from Latin -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy- — he, this.

-i (Translingual): Used to form adjectives for the species descriptor of a scientific name

Definitions

  1. Used to form adjectives for the species descriptor of a scientific name

Ancestry of “-i”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-inominative/vocative masculine plural of -us;...
2Latin-ēsfirst conjugation
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “-i

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éy-Every word from Latin -ēsEvery word from Latin -i