DictionaryRoot: -ed
English
-ed
having a feature or being in a resulting state
Forms
- -ed
- -d — Used after many bases ending in e.
Origin
Continues an old English ending. Descriptions built from nouns developed alongside forms associated with completed actions.
Note
A word such as wooded describes possession of a feature; it does not require an earlier verb meaning “to wood.”
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adjective
closed
Not open or not available for entry or participation.
Etymology
Latin claudere meant to shut. Closed describes the resulting condition, extending a physically shut entrance to an organization or activity that does not admit entry or participation.