-ato

Italian (Fiorentino)

/ˈa.to/

suffix
Definitions
  • Used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -are verbs
  • (in nouns) a rank or office; -ate, -hood, -ship, -cy
  • (in adjectives) having or resembling the specified thing
  • (chemistry) a derivative of a specified element or compound; especially a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ico; -ate

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -ātus (-ed, -ate, -like, af, conduct n-g) inherited from Proto-Italic *-ātos.

Origin

Proto-Italic

*-ātos

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