Where does “-ier” come from?
-ier (Middle French) comes from Middle French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
-ier (Middle French): Alternative form of -er
Definitions
- Alternative form of -er
Ancestry of “-ier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 2 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 7 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “-ier”
- mineral
- mineralization
- mineralogy
- mineralogical
- mineralocorticoid
- mineralogist
- demineralization
- biomineralization
- remineralization
- mineralize
- minerality
- mineralogically
- multimineral
- minerally
- mineralizable
- biomineral
- demineralizer
- nonmineral
- organomineral
- remineralize
- hypomineralization
- monomineral
- demineralize
- antimineralocorticoid