Where does “-ιέρα” come from?

-ιέρα (Greek) comes from French -ière, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

-ιέρα (Greek): αλάτι + API → αλατιέρα; καπέλο + API →...

Definitions

  1. αλάτι + API → αλατιέρα; καπέλο + API →...

Ancestry of “-ιέρα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ièrefemale equivalent of -ier
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “-ιέρα

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from French -ière
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