-ità

Italian (Fiorentino)

suffix
Definitions
  • Used to form abstract nouns that correspond to English words ending in -ity or -ness

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -itātem inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts (suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-teh₂ts

Gloss

suffix forming nouns indicating a state of being, suffix forming nouns indicating a state, state of being

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