Where does “-iour” come from?
-iour (English) comes from English -our, from Middle English -our, from Old French -eor, from Latin -ator, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
-iour (English): Suffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative...
Definitions
- Suffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative...
Ancestry of “-iour”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -our | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -our | — |
| 3 | Old French | -eor | Alternative form of -or |
| 4 | Latin | -ator | -ator, -er; second-person singular future passive... |
| 5 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “-iour”
- behaviour
- behavioural
- behaviorist
- misbehaviour
- behaviourism
- behaviourist
- behaviourally
- behavioristic
- neurobehavioural
- behaviouralism
- behaviouralist
- biobehavioural
- neobehaviorist
- behavioristically
- neurobehaviour
- psychobehavioural
- sociobehavioural
- interbehavioural
- neobehaviourism
- neobehaviourist
- antisocial behaviour order
- misbehavioural
- behaviourwise
- interbehaviour