-isso

Latin Etymology la grc -ίζω, possibly via a variant grc -ίσσω that existed in the dialect of Tarentum in Southern Italy (as in grc σαλπίσσω, grc λακτίσσω).Hartmut Haberland 2019 On the limits of etymology Acta Linguistica Hafniensia: International Journal of Linguistics 51 1 9 https://doi.org/10.1080/03740463.2019.1625556 The same Greek suffix was later borrowed as la -izō 1. Suffix 1+ -issō Used to form similative verbs from nouns and adjectives. Usage notes This form of the suffix occurs mainly in the comedies of Plautus, written at a time before the use of the letter Z in Latin words loaned from Greek was firmly established. In later time periods, the usual spelling became la -izō (a variant la -idiō also developed).The use of the Latin-izare (-issare ,-idiare ) suffix in early Christian literature Olivia Claire Cockburn Revista de Estudios Latinos 10 2010 108-109 Conjugation 1+ -issō Derived terms la References