Morpheme
-ish
Type
suffix
Denotation
verb suffix
Etymology
Middle English -ishen, -ischen, -issen; terminal relic from the Old French present participle -iss-, -is-, -asse, -ache; Latin -ēscere, -īscere
Evidence
abolish, accomplish, admonish, banish, extinguish, finish, furnish, impoverish, languish, nourish, polish, publish, punish, vanish, vanquish
