Where does “-teyr” come from?
-teyr (Manx) comes from Old Irish -tóir, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
-teyr (Manx): Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun,...
Definitions
- Suffix appended to words to create an agent noun,...
Ancestry of “-teyr”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | -tóir | — |
| 2 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |
Words derived from “-teyr”