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Where does “-oter” come from?

-oter (French) comes from Middle French -oter, from Old French -oter, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

-oter (French): Forming verbs from other verbs, with a diminutive...

Definitions

  1. Forming verbs from other verbs, with a diminutive...

Ancestry of “-oter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-oter—
2Old French-oter—
3French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-āre—
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-oter”

  • cabotage
  • baisoter
  • clapoteux
  • suçoter
  • cabotage
  • barboteur
  • barbotière
  • chipoter
  • chipotage
  • barbetter
  • picoter
  • picotement
  • toussoter
  • toussotement
  • caboteur
  • gigoter
  • crachotement
  • clignoter
  • siffloter
  • vivoter
  • cabotier
  • chevroter
  • papoter
  • papotage
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