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Where does “-oyer” come from?

-oyer (French) comes from Old French -oiier, from Latin -izāre, from Ancient Greek -ίζειν, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō, from Proto-Indo-European -idyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.

-oyer (French): A suffix used to form some verbs, often with...

Definitions

  1. A suffix used to form some verbs, often with...

Ancestry of “-oyer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-oiierused to form infinitives of some first group...
2Latin-izāre—
3Ancient Greek-ίζεινpresent active infinitive of -ίζω; -ize
4Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
5Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
6Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
7Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
9Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-oyer”

  • flamboyant
  • flamboyantly
  • chatoyant
  • tutoyer
  • chatoyancy
  • foudroyant
  • unflamboyant
  • flamboyer
  • verdoy
  • unflamboyantly
  • chatoyment
  • tutoy
  • foudroyant
  • foudroyer
  • poudroyer
  • flamboyant
  • flamboyer
  • flamboiement
  • jointoyer
  • tutoyer
  • tutoiement
  • louvoyer
  • charroyer
  • charroyage
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