Where does “-or” come from?

-or (Welsh) comes from Welsh -awr, from Proto-Brythonic *-ọr, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios — Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals).

-or (Welsh): person or man associated with root

Definitions

  1. person or man associated with root

Ancestry of “-or”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welsh-awr—
2Proto-Brythonic*-ọr—
3Latin-āriuser
4Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)

Words derived from “-or”

Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →Every word from Latin -ārius →Every word from Welsh -awr →