Morpheme
-arious
Type
suffix
Denotation
adjective suffix denoting “characterized by, having the qualities of”
Etymology
Latin -ārius
Evidence
calcarious, frumentarious, gregarious, pollenarious, precarious, testudinarious, vicarious
Notes
some words that end in <arious> are not formed with the -arious suffix but rather <-ar + -i- + -ous> or <-ary + -ous>
