-etor

Morpheme

-etor

Type

suffix

Denotation

agent suffix that corresponds to -e- + -ty abstract nouns

Etymology

modern suffix from -e- + -ty + -or, from Latin -e- + -tās

Evidence

proprietor, proprietoress, proprietors, proprietorship

Notes

unanalyzable

See Also

-ty, -(o)r

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