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Both my endodontist and dentist have names ending in -ez, so I looked it up. I wonder if this is a common pattern across all cultures and languages - if surnam
by pavel_lishin 2y ago
Both my endodontist and dentist have names ending in -ez, so I looked it up.
I wonder if this is a common pattern across all cultures and languages - if surnames share some sort of phonetic pattern, does it almost always indicate a patronymic, or (whatever the term for your profession/place of origin) is?
- mathieuh 2y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_nominals https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proto-Indo-European_nominals It comes from the Indo-European genitive.