单词 | -eity |
释义 | -eitysuffix termination of nouns of quality or condition corresponding to adjectives in -eous suffix, on the model of Latin idoneus idoneous adj., late Latin idoneĭtās idoneity n. (1617), scholastic Latin homogeneus homogeneous adj., homogeneitās homogeneity n. (1625). Among other early examples are spontaneity (1651), subterraneity (1686), consentaneity (1798). Two exceptional modern Latin formations ecceitās ( < ecce lo, behold), velleitās ( < velle to will) gave ecceity n. (1549), velleity n. (l6l8). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < suffix |
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