Where does “-àk” come from?
-àk (Unami) comes from Proto-Algonquian -aki, from Ligurian -â, from Portuguese -ar, from Old Portuguese -ar, from Latin -are, from Latin -o, from Proto-Italic -ōd, from Proto-Indo-European -éad.
-àk (Unami): Forms plurals of animate nouns
Definitions
- Forms plurals of animate nouns
Ancestry of “-àk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Algonquian | -aki | suffix used to pluralize animate nouns |
| 2 | Ligurian | -â | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 3 | Portuguese | -ar | forms the impersonal infinitive of... |
| 4 | Old Portuguese | -ar | — |
| 5 | Latin | -are | present active infinitive of -ō; -āre;... |
| 6 | Latin | -o | forms masculine agent nouns, positive and... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ōd | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éad | — |