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Where does “-oter” come from?

-oter (Middle French) comes from Old French -oter, from French -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti — he, she.

Ancestry of “-oter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old French-oter—
2French-erForms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs
3English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
4Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
5Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
6Latin-āre—
7Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
8Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “-oter”

  • cabotage
  • baisoter
  • clapoteux
  • suçoter
  • cabotage
  • barboteur
  • barbotière
  • chipoter
  • chipotage
  • barbetter
  • picoter
  • picotement
  • toussoter
  • toussotement
  • caboteur
  • gigoter
  • crachotement
  • clignoter
  • -oter
  • siffloter
  • vivoter
  • cabotier
  • chevroter
  • papoter
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