Where does “-dor” come from?

-dor (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese -dor, from Latin -tor, from Proto-Italic -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tōr, from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s.

-dor (Portuguese): API m; -er, -or

Definitions

  1. API m; -er, -or

Ancestry of “-dor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguese-dor—
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōrForms agent nouns to verb stems
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—

Words derived from “-dor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →Every word from Latin -tor →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tōr →