Where does “-o” come from?

-o (Ido) comes from Esperanto -o, from Spanish -ó, from Latin Aramaicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραμαϊκός, from Aramaic ܐܪܡܝܐ, from Aramaic ארמיא, from Aramaic ארם — Aram (son of Shem).

-o (Ido): Nominal suffix. All Ido nouns end in -o

Definitions

  1. Nominal suffix. All Ido nouns end in -o

Ancestry of “-o”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-oNominal suffix. Most Esperanto nouns end in "-o";...
2Spanish-óA suffix indicating the third-person singular...
3LatinAramaicusAramean, Aramaic
4Ancient GreekἈραμαϊκόςAramean, Aramaic
5AramaicܐܪܡܝܐAramean; gentile
6AramaicארמיאAramaean
7AramaicארםAram (son of Shem)

Words derived from “-o”

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