Where does “-і́йський” come from?
-і́йський (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian -і́я, from English Canadian, from English cañada, from Spanish cañada, from Spanish -ada, from Spanish -ado, from Old Spanish -ado, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
-і́йський (Ukrainian): Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish
Definitions
- Adjectival suffix forming nouns meaning "related to X"; variant of: -ian, -an, -ish
Ancestry of “-і́йський”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukrainian | -і́я | y, -ia frequently found as part of foreign borrowings, where it represents the foreign suffixes -y, -ia, -ie, etc |
| 2 | English | Canadian | Of, belonging to, or relating to Canada, its... |
| 3 | English | cañada | A small canyon; a narrow valley or glen |
| 4 | Spanish | cañada | glen, gully, ravine |
| 5 | Spanish | -ada | Used with a stem to form the feminine singular... |
| 6 | Spanish | -ado | Suffix indicating the masculine singular past... |
| 7 | Old Spanish | -ado | forms the masculine singular past participle of regular |
| 8 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |