-ation etymology

English

English word -ation comes from Latin -atio ((Vulgar Latin) Form of -tiō appended to nouns.)

Etymology of -ation

Detailed word origin of -ation

Dictionary entry Language Definition
-atio Latin (lat) (Vulgar Latin) Form of -tiō appended to nouns.
-ation English (en) A state or quality. An action or process. The result of an action or process.

Words with the same origin as -ation

Descendants of -atio

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