-it(e)

Morpheme

-it(e)

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin stem suffix

Etymology

Latin -it-, from -itus

Evidence

addition, apparition, cognition, debit, edit, edition, explicit, favorite, fruit, fugitive, habit, implicit, incondite, infinite, inquisition, inquisitive, posit, position, prerequisite, suit, suite, unite

Homographs

It(e), -it(e)