Where does “-eiro” come from?
-eiro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin -arium, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
-eiro (Old Portuguese): -eer
Ancestry of “-eiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | -arium | Used to form nouns denoting a "place where things... |
| 2 | Latin | -arius | Used to form adjectives from nouns or numerals;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
Words derived from “-eiro”