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Where does “-eria” come from?

-eria (Italian) comes from Spanish -ería, from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-eria (Italian): Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place...

Definitions

  1. Added to nouns to form other nouns meaning "place...

Ancestry of “-eria”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-eríaTurns a noun into a store or restaurant that...
2Latin-āria—
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-eria”

  • cavalry
  • lottery
  • cavalryman
  • pizzeria
  • gelateria
  • supercherie
  • nonlottery
  • rosticceria
  • antilottery
  • lotterylike
  • Etruscheria
  • osteria
  • cavalrywoman
  • pizzería
  • infermeria
  • toscaneria
  • conceria
  • sudiceria
  • civetteria
  • ingegneria
  • caparbieria
  • soperchieria
  • soverchieria
  • utensileria
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