Where does “-âtre” come from?

-âtre (French) comes from Latin -astrum, from Latin -aster — pater + API → patraster.

-âtre (French): -ish; Used to form pejoratives

Definitions

  1. -ish; Used to form pejoratives

Ancestry of “-âtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-astrum—
2Latin-asterpater + API → patraster

Words derived from “-âtre”

Every word from Latin -aster →Every word from Latin -astrum →