Where does “-ites” come from?

-ites (Translingual) comes from Latin -ītēs, from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της, from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם.

-ites (Translingual): Used to form taxonomic names

Definitions

  1. Used to form taxonomic names

Ancestry of “-ites”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ītēsadjective-forming suffix, especially of nominalized adjectives identifying groups of people as "those belonging to"
2Ancient Greek-ῑ́τηςbelonging to; member of; member of a group
3Biblical Hebrewאֶפְרָיִם—

Words derived from “-ites”

Every word from Biblical Hebrew אֶפְרָיִם →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῑ́της →Every word from Latin -ītēs →