Where does “-eraie” come from?
-eraie (French) comes from French -ier, from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
-eraie (French): Alternative form of -aie
Ancestry of “-eraie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 2 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 3 | Latin | -āre | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “-eraie”