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Where does “-ter” come from?

-ter (Latin) comes from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

-ter (Latin): -ly

Definitions

  1. -ly

Ancestry of “-ter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ter”

  • ultrasound
  • ultra
  • ultraviolet
  • ultrasonic
  • subterfuge
  • ultrasonography
  • ultrafiltration
  • ultramarine
  • ultrastructural
  • ultrastructure
  • ultrafast
  • ultrahigh
  • ultrasonographic
  • ultrathin
  • ultrashort
  • ultrafine
  • ultraconservative
  • ultramodern
  • ultramafic
  • ultracentrifugation
  • ultrapure
  • outrance
  • ultralight
  • ultrasensitive
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