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Where does “-iere” come from?

-iere (Italian) comes from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-iere (Italian): Used to form masculine nouns that represent a...

Definitions

  1. Used to form masculine nouns that represent a...

Ancestry of “-iere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-iersuffix used to form infinitives of first...
2Latin-ārius—
3Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-iere”

  • gondolier
  • condottiere
  • artel
  • consigliere
  • bersagliere
  • capocannoniere
  • crociere
  • cambusiere
  • timoniere
  • trombettiere
  • bracconiere
  • caffettiere
  • locandiere
  • consigliere
  • trampoliere
  • giocoliere
  • gioielliere
  • conferenziere
  • puttaniere
  • carniere
  • calmiere
  • corazziere
  • pistoliere
  • arpioniere
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