-ita

Morpheme

-ita

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive suffix, feminine suffix, demonymic suffix

Etymology

Spanish -ita; Latin -īta; Ancient Greek -ítēs

Evidence

margarita, Margarita, Rosita

See Also

-it(e) [-ite, -it]

Homographs

-ita, -ita

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