-ισσα

Extracted from feminine derivations in -ια (-ia) of demonyms in -ικ- (with palatalisation), like Κίλισσα (Kílissa) from Κίλιξ (Kílix).

-ῐσσᾰ • (-ĭssă) f (genitive -ῐ́σσης); first declension

1. femininizes masculine nouns in the first declension

   ‎στῡλῑ́της (stūlī́tēs) + ‎-ισσα (-issa) → ‎στῡλῑ́τῐσσᾰ f (stūlī́tĭssă)

• Greek: -ισσα (-issa)
• Latin: -issa
  • Aromanian: -easã
  • Catalan: -essa
  • Italian: -essa
  • Old French: -esse
    • Middle French: -esse
      • French: -esse
    • Norman: -êsse
    • → Middle Dutch: -esse
      • Dutch: -es, -esse
    • → Middle English: -esse, -es, -ess, -asse, -as, -eyse, -eys, -eis, -isse, -ysse, -iss, -yss, -ys, -is
      • English: -ess
  • Portuguese: -esa
  • Romanian: -easă, -esă
  • Sicilian: -issa
  • Spanish: -esa
  • → Albanian: -eshë
  • → Proto-Brythonic: *-issā
    • Welsh: -es
    • Breton: -ez

From Ancient Greek -ισσα (-issa).

-ισσα • (-issa) f

1. feminises masculine nouns ending in -ας, -ης, -ος, etc.

   ‎βασιλιάς m (vasiliás, “king”) + ‎-ισσα (-issa) → ‎βασίλισσα f (vasílissa, “queen”)

   ‎μάγειρας m (mágeiras, “cook”) + ‎-ισσα (-issa) → ‎μαγείρισσα f (mageírissa, “cook”)