Where does “-or” come from?

-or (New Latin) comes from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

-or (New Latin): used to form a third-declension masculine...

Definitions

  1. used to form a third-declension masculine...

Ancestry of “-or”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
2Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
3Proto-Indo-European-oss—
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “-or”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -oss →Every word from Proto-Italic -ōs →
-or — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer