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Where does “-idor” come from?

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

-idor (Spanish): Form of -dor attached to -ir verb stems. Forms ...

Definitions

  1. Form of -dor attached to -ir verb stems. Forms ...

Ancestry of “-idor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanish-dorForms nouns and adjectives from verbs. The vowel...
2Latin-tor-er
3Proto-Italic-tōr—
4Proto-Indo-European-tōrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
5Proto-Indo-European-tor-s—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tor-s →