-ite meaning
EN
[-aɪt] [-ɪt] FR -ite 
- SuffixSUF-ite
- a follower or adherent of a specified person.
- a descendant of a specified historical person.
- There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God.
- part of the body or part of an organ of the body.
- a rock, mineral or fossil.
- the product of a specified process or a commercial product.
- (chiefly US) a native or resident of a specified place.
- (chemistry) a salt or ester of an acid whose name ends in -ous.
- forming adjectives.
- a follower or adherent of a specified person.
Definition of -ite in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Morphemes
- Suffixes
- Suffixes
- Morphemes
- fr -ite
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "-ite" is a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.