Morpheme
-ado
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent suffix denoting participation in an action
Etymology
Spanish and Portuguese -ado and French -ade (from Italian -ato, -ata); Latin -ātus
Evidence
armadillo, bravado, carbonado, Colorado, covado, desperado, estado, fado, gambado, grenado, incommunicado, spado, tornado
See Also
-at(e) [-ate, -at], -atus, -ati, -ata, -atae, -ate, -atum, -ata, -ato, -ati, -atto, -atta, -ad(e) [-ade, -ad], -ada, -e, -ee, -ee, -age, -agium, -atilis
