Morpheme
-yer
Type
suffix
Denotation
agent suffix, denotes nouns denoting “one whose occupation has to do with”
Etymology
French and Old French -ier; Latin -arius
Evidence
Arkansawyer, bowyer, lawyer, sawyer, seiveyer
Notes
varient of -ier after a vowel or <w>
See Also
-(a)r [-ar, -r], -ary, -arian, -arian, -ara, -aire, -aria, -ariae, -ario, -eer, -ier, -ero, -era, -arium, -aria, -arius, -arii, -ari, -arious, -etary
