Where does “-at” come from?
-at (Volapük) comes from German -ität, from Catalan -itat, from Latin -itās, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂ts, from Proto-Indo-European -teh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
-at (Volapük): An abstract suffix
Ancestry of “-at”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -ität | -ity |
| 2 | Catalan | -itat | -ity; -ness |
| 3 | Latin | -itās | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ts | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -teh₂ | Used to form nouns representing state of being |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |