Where does “-es” come from?
-es (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh -es, from Proto-Brythonic *-es, from Latin -issa, from Ancient Greek -ῐσσᾰ, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
-es (Welsh): female suffix; collective noun; verb suffix for...
Definitions
- female suffix; collective noun; verb suffix for...
Ancestry of “-es”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Welsh | -es | female suffix, -ess |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | *-es | — |
| 3 | Latin | -issa | |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐσσᾰ | femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |