-ito

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Contents 1 Italian 1.1 Suffix 2 Spanish 2.1 Etymology 1 2.1.1 Suffix 2.1.1.1 Derived terms 2.1.2 See also 2.2 Etymology 2 2.2.1 Suffix 2.3 Etymology 3 2.3.1 Suffix

[edit] Italian

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-ito

1. Used with a stem to form the past participle of regular -ire verbs

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin *-īttus

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-ito (feminine counterpart -ita)

1. Substituted for “o” at the end of masculine words and names to denote a diminutive form.

[edit] Derived terms

• -cito, -ecito, -ececito

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• -illo

[edit] Etymology 2

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-ito

1. Forms names of minerals.

   Example: grafito

[edit] Etymology 3

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-ito

1. (chemistry) Forms the name of an salt derived from an acid (similar to -ate in English).