Where does “-yi” come from?
-yi (Norman) comes from Old French -ier, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
Ancestry of “-yi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
| 2 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |