Where does “-o” come from?

-o (Esperanto) comes from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם — Aram (son of Shem).

-o (Esperanto): Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...

Definitions

  1. Nominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...

Ancestry of “-o”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-óA suffix indicating the third-person singular...
2LatinAramaicusAramean, Aramaic
3Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκόςAramean, Aramaic
4AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
5AramaicארמיאAramaean
6AramaicארםAram (son of Shem)

Words derived from “-o”

Every word from Aramaic ארם →Every word from Spanish -ó →Every word from Aramaic ארמיא →