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Where does “-ere” come from?

-ere (Old English) comes from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

-ere (Old English): masculine agent suffix, originally applied only...

Definitions

  1. masculine agent suffix, originally applied only...

Ancestry of “-ere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
2Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
3Latin-ārius—
4Proto-Italic*-āzios—

Words derived from “-ere”

  • lower
  • computer
  • user
  • owner
  • manager
  • consumer
  • ownership
  • faster
  • fewer
  • harder
  • publisher
  • lesser
  • observer
  • painter
  • folder
  • Turner
  • buyer
  • ruler
  • rubber
  • carrier
  • trigger
  • researcher
  • provider
  • manufacturer
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