Morpheme
-it(e)
Type
suffix
Denotation
noun and adjective suffix, demonymic suffix, chemical suffix (salts, esters of acids)
Etymology
Old French -ite; Latin -ītēs; Ancient Greek -ī́tēs
Evidence
anthropomorphite, bromite, calcite, cellulite, chlorite, dynamite, favorite, ferrite, graphite, hermit, hostelite, Hutterite, iodite, Israelite, luddite, magnetite, Normalite, parasite, phosphite, ruralite, socialite, suburbanite, sulfite, urbanite
Notes
originally formed generic adjectives, later productive for forming technical names of products, diseases, minerals and gems, ethnic designations, and Biblical tribal names
