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Etymology of -acity

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin -i- Latin -tās Latin -ācitāsder. Middle French -acitéder. ▲ Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin

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The source etymologies

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Unnumbered source etymology

Original entry ↗
suffix

having the quality of · abounding in

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂ks Proto-Italic *-āks Latin -āx Latin -i- Latin -tās Latin -ācitāsder. Middle French -acitéder. ▲ Latin -āx Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āceus Latin -ācea Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂tsder. Latin -itās Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English -acity From (1) Middle French -acité, from Latin -ācitās, from oblique stem of -āx, -ācis + -i- + -tās and (2) suffixal construction from Latin -ācea + -ity.

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Derivation mention-acitéfrm
  • Derivation mention-ācitāsla
  • Word-formation component-āxla
  • Word-formation component-i-la
  • Word-formation component-tāsla
  • Derivation mention-āceala
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