Where does “-ory” come from?
-ory (English) comes from Latin -torium, from Latin -tōrius, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
-ory (English): of or pertaining to, serving for; adjective...
Definitions
- of or pertaining to, serving for; adjective...
Ancestry of “-ory”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -torium | nominative neuter singular of -tōrius; accusative... |
| 2 | Latin | -tōrius | — |
| 3 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “-ory”