Morpheme
-it(e) [-ite, -it]
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) noun suffix denoting “the result, product, or instance of an action or condition”; (2) adjective suffix denoting “characterized by, having the quality or state of, or having been subjected to”; (3) verb suffix denoting “to cause to become, to perform or enact”
Etymology
Latin -īt- and -ītus
Evidence
addition, apparition, attrit, attrition, coalition, cognition, composite, credit, debit, demerit, edit, edition, expedite, explicit, favorite, fruit, fugitive, habit, implicit, incondite, infinite, inquisition, inquisitive, merit, monitor, opposite, petition, posit, position, prerequisite, recondite, repetition, suit, suite, tacit, triturate, unite
See Also
-itus, -ate, -et(e) [-ete, -et], -ede, -ute
