Etymologies: Affixes

82 suffixes and prefixes.

-able: [F. -able, L. -abilis.]
-ana: [The neut. pl. ending of Latin adjectives in -anus.]
-ance: [F. -ance, fr. L. -antia and also fr. -entia.]
-ancy: [L. -antia.]
-ant: [F. -ant, fr. L. -antem or -entem, the pr. p. ending; also sometimes directly from L. -antem.]
-arch: [Gr. 'arco`s chief, commander, 'a`rcein to rule. See Arch, a.]
-ate: [From the L. suffix -atus, the past participle ending of verbs of the 1st conj.]
-ation: [L. -ationem. See -tion.]
-blast: [Gr. blasto`s sprout, shoot.]
-derm: [See Derm, n.]
-ee: [Formed on the F. p. p. ending -é, masc.]
-ence: [F. -ence, L. -entia.]
-ency: [L. -entia.]
-ent: [F. -ent, L. -ens, -entis.]
-er: [AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius.]
-escent: [From the ending -escens, -entis, of the p. pr. of inchoative verbs in Latin.]
-esque: [F., fr. It. -isco. Cf. -ish.]
-ess: [OF. -esse, LL. -issa, Gr. .]
-est: [AS. -ost, -est; akin to G. -est, -ist, Icel. -astr, -str, Goth. -ists, -ōsts, Skr. -ishṭha.]
-et: [F. -et, masc., -ette, fem. Cf. -let.]
-ferous: [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See Bear to support.]
-form: [See Form, n.]
-ful: [See Full, a.]
-fy: [Through French verbs in -fier, L. -ficare, akin to facere to do, make. See Fact.]
-gen: [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos race, stock (see Genus). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born. Cf. F. -gène.]
-genous: [-gen + -ous.]
-gerous: [L. -ger, fr. gerere to bear, carry. See Jest.]
-gram: [Gr. gra`mma a thing drawn or written, a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See Graphic.]
-graph: [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See Graphic.]
-graphy: [Gr. , fr. write. See Graphic.]
-hood: [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank, order, condition, AS. hād; akin to OS. hēd, OHG. heit, G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. kētu brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. √217. Cf. -head.]
-ic: [L. -icus, Gr. : cf. F. -ique.]
-ing: [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-, L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr. .]
-ion: [L. -io, acc. -ionem: cf. F. -ion.]
-ish: [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan. -isk, Gr. . Cf. -esque.]
-ish: [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present particle, etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir to flourish), corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative ending.]
-ism: [F. -isme, or L. -ismus, Gr. .]
-ist: [Gr. : cf. F. -iste.]
-ite: [From Gr. , .]
-itis: [Gr. 'i`tis, orig, fem. adjective suffix.]
-ive: [L. -ivus.]
-ize: [F. -iser, L. -izare, Gr. .]
-kin: [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen, LG. -- ken.]
-less: [AS. leás loose, false; akin to OS. lōs loose, false, D. los loose, loos false, sly, G. los loose, Icel. lauss loose, vacant, Goth. laus empty, vain, and also to E. loose, lose. √127. See Lose, and cf. Loose, Leasing.]
-let: [From two French dim. endings -el (L. -ellus) and -et, as in bracelet.]
-ling: [AS. -ling.]
-logy: [Gr. , fr. lo`gos word, discourse, fr. le`gein to speak. See Logic.]
-ly: [OE. -lich, AS. -lic, orig. the same word as E. like, a. See Like, a.]
-mancy: [Gr. divination: cf. F. -mancie.]
-meister: [G., master]
-ment: [F. -ment, L. -mentum.]
-mere: [Gr. part.]
-meter: [L. metrum measure, or the allied Gr. . See Meter rhythm.]
-metry: [See -meter.]
-morphous: [Gr. morfh` form.]
-ness: [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi, nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nassī, -nussī, G. -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.]
-nik: [Yiddish, fr. Slavik suffix -nik indicating a person.]
-ock: [AS. -uc.]
-oid: [Gr. , fr. e'i^dos form, akin to to see, and E. wit: cf. F. -oïde, L. -oïdes.]
-ol: [From alcohol.]
-oma: [Gr. , .]
-one: [From Gr. -w`nh, signifying, female descendant.]
-or: [L. -or: cf. OF. -or, -ur, -our, F. -eur.]
-ory: [L. -orius: cf. F. -oire.]
-ose: [L. -osus: cf. F. -ose. Cf. -ous.]
-our: [OF. -our.]
-ous: [OF. -ous, us, -os, F. -eux, fr. L. -osus, and -us. Cf. -ose.]
-phore: [Gr. fe`rein to bring, bear, carry.]
-plastic: [Gr. fit for molding, plastic, fr. to mold, to form.]
-plasty: [Gr. to mold, form.]
-pod: [See Foot.]
-ric: [AS rīce kingdom, dominion. See Rich.]
-s: [OE. es, AS. as.]
-'s: [OE. -es, AS. -es.]
-scope: [Gr. skopo`s a watcher, spy. See Scope.]
-ship: [OE. -schipe, AS. -scipe; akin to OFries. -skipe, OLG. -skepi, D. -schap, OHG. -scaf, G. -schaft. Cf. Shape, n., and Landscape.]
-some: [AS. -sum; akin to G. & OHG. -sam, Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See Same, a., and cf. Some, a.]
-ster: [OE. & AS. -estre, -istre.]
-type: [See Type, n.]
-ward: [AS. -weard, -weardes; akin to OS. & OFries. -ward. OHG. -wert, G. -wärts, Icel. -verðr, Goth. -vaírþs, L. vertere to turn, versus toward, and E. worth to become. √143. See Worth. v. i., and cf. Verse. Adverbs ending in -wards (AS. -weardes) and some other adverbs, such as besides, betimes, since (OE. sithens). etc., were originally genitive forms used adverbially.]
-yl: [Gr. wood, material.]
24/7: [From 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.]