Where does “-are” come from?
-are (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish -are, from Old Norse -ari, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.
-are (Swedish): Regular construction of comparative: ful →...
Definitions
- Regular construction of comparative: ful →...
Ancestry of “-are”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | -are | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | -ari | a suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs;... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārius | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | — |
Words derived from “-are”