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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

  1. Suffix added to verbs to form nouns; Alternative...

Ancestry of “-iour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-our—
2Middle English-our—
3Old French-eorAlternative form of -or
4Latin-ator-ator, -er; second-person singular future passive...
5Latin-tor-er
6Proto-Italic-tōr—
7Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
8Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “-iour”

  • behaviour
  • misbehaviour
  • neurobehaviour
  • misbehavioural
  • behaviourwise
  • interbehaviour
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