-aceo

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See also: aceo, and -áceo

Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin -acĕus. [1] Compare Italian -accio.

Suffix

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-aceo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -acea, masculine plural -acei, feminine plural -acee)

  1. added to nouns to form adjectives to denote "made out of" or "resembling"; -aceous
    perla (pearl) + ‎-aceo → ‎perlaceo (pearly)
    carta (paper) + ‎-aceo → ‎cartaceo (paper (relational))
    erba (grass) + ‎-aceo → ‎erbaceo (herbaceous)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ “-aceo” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

Latin

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Suffix

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-āceō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -āceus