I. noun suffix
Etymology: from Latin -ita, -ites, from Greek -itēs
1.
a. : native : resident
Brooklyn ite
b. : descendant
Ephraim ite
c. : adherent : follower
Jacob ite
Pusey ite
2.
a.
(1) : product
metabol ite
(2) : commercially manufactured product
ebon ite
b. : -itol
mann ite
3.
[New Latin -ites, from Latin]
: fossil
ammon ite
4. : mineral
erythr ite
: rock
anorthos ite
5.
[French, from Latin -ita, -ites ]
: segment or constituent part of a body or of a bodily part
som ite
dendr ite
II. noun suffix
Etymology: French, alteration of -ate -ate, from New Latin -atum
: salt or ester of an acid with a name ending in -ous
nitr ite