-ation
English
suffix
Definitions
- An action or process
- The result of an action or process
- A state or quality
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English -acioun derived from Old French acion derived from Latin -ātiō.
Origin
Latin
-ātiō
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -isation English
- -ize English
- vicesimation English
- -atio Latin
- -ātiō Latin
- perōrō Latin
- vīcēsimus Latin
- -atie Dutch, Flemish
- -ация Russian
- λύω Ancient Greek
- -ation Portuguese
- -ação Portuguese
- -acioun Middle English
- -acion Old French
- -ation Old French
- -eison Old French
- acion Old French
- -isasi Indonesian
- -ācija Latvian
- -acion Occitan