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Where does “-ière” come from?

-ière (French) comes from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-ière (French): female equivalent of -ier

Definitions

  1. female equivalent of -ier

Ancestry of “-ière”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ārius—
2Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-ière”

  • litter
  • littering
  • litterfall
  • littermate
  • littery
  • Soufrière
  • bonbonniere
  • litterbag
  • cafetière
  • litterbug
  • antilitter
  • leaflitter
  • antilittering
  • litterer
  • garçonnière
  • litterless
  • sabotiere
  • nonlittering
  • cantinière
  • litterbasket
  • freaklitter
  • truffière
  • prelitter
  • minaudière
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