-on

Morpheme

-on

Type

suffix

Denotation

diminutive, augmentative, resultative, and agent suffix

Etymology

(1) Middle French -on; Old French -on; Latin -ōnem, from -ō; (2) Italian -one; Latin -ōnem, from -ō; (3) Spanish -ón; Latin -ōnem, from -ō

Evidence

aileron, canton, carton, chaperon, decurion, environ, environment, espionage, falchion, fauchon, goujon, gudgeon, guidon, helicon, melodeon, molleton, paillon, papillon, patron, peloton, pennon, salon, squadron, violon

See Also

-oon, -one

Homographs

On, -on, -on, -on, -on, -on, On(e) [One, On], -on(e) [-one, -on], On(e) [One, On]

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