-io

Morpheme

-io

Type

suffix

Denotation

noun suffix forming an expressive or augmentative noun (plural -iones)

Etymology

(1) Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese -io; Latin -iō, -ium; (2) Latin -iō, -ium

Evidence

anterversioflexion, divisio, estadio, folio, imbroglio, moustachio, mustachio, papilio, patio, portfolio, retroversioflexion, scorpio, studio

See Also

-iones