Where does “-deira” come from?

-deira (Portuguese) comes from Latin -āria, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

-deira (Portuguese): {{non-gloss|indicates an activity or profession

Definitions

  1. {{non-gloss|indicates an activity or profession

Ancestry of “-deira”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-āriaused to form feminine counterparts of masculine agent nouns in
2Latin-āriuser
3Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “-deira

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āziosEvery word from Latin -āriusEvery word from Latin -āria