Where does “-yn” come from?
-yn (Manx) comes from Old Irish -, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.
-yn (Manx): Pluralisation suffix, similar to English -s;...
Definitions
- Pluralisation suffix, similar to English -s;...
Ancestry of “-yn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | - | — |
| 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 | — |