Where does “-io” come from?

-io (Latin) comes from Proto-West Germanic -jō, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

Ancestry of “-io”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-jōForms agent nouns from verbs
2Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
4Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-io”

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-io — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer