-ago

Appendix:Variations of "ago" Basque Etymology eu Suffix eu suffix Used to form the comparative form of adjectives and adverbs. eu handi big handiago bigger eu zahar old zaharrago older Derived terms eu Latin Etymology Originally probably equivalent or related to la -āx la -ō<id:in-stem noun> noun-forming suffixla Could this be assuming the former is underlying *-āg-s??; see e.g. la vorāx, la vorāgō (perhaps from la *vorācō). However, Georges-Jean Pinault suggests a derivation from la ine-pro - nouns in -k + the possessive suffix ine-pro *-Hō.Pinault Georges-Jean Georges-Jean Pinault 2001 The Latin word-type uorago: A reflection of an Indo-European suffix Glotta. Zeitschrift für griechische und lateinische Sprache 77 1–2 85–109 Pronunciation āgō Suffix -āgō<3> Suffixed to nouns, forms nouns describing objects, plants, and animals. la corium -āgō coriāgō la planta -āgō plantāgō la simila -āgō similāgō la medica -āgō Medicāgō Declension -āgō/-āgin<3> Derived terms la Descendants ca -atge it -agine -aggine pt -agem scn -ànija es -én -ín from oblique cases References § 325.B.3. 369 1 -āgō 90/2