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Where does “-on” come from?

-on (Old French) comes from Latin -ōnem.

-on (Old French): noun suffix

Definitions

  1. noun suffix

Ancestry of “-on”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-ōnem—

Words derived from “-on”

  • cannon
  • canon
  • Marion
  • canonical
  • platoon
  • coupon
  • medallion
  • crayon
  • cannonade
  • echelon
  • chiffon
  • escutcheon
  • buzzard
  • bouillon
  • griffin
  • rayon
  • cannonball
  • canonically
  • pennon
  • spittoon
  • scutcheon
  • noncanonical
  • feuilleton
  • trunnion
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