-eor

See also: eor, EOR, eo̧r, and eoꝶ

Middle English

Suffix

-eor

1. Alternative form of -our

Old French

Alternative forms

• (later Old French) -eur

Etymology

From Latin -ātor, from -tor, from Proto-Italic *-tōr, from Proto-Indo-European *-tōr < *-tor-s.

Suffix

-eor (nominative singular -ere, occasionally -eors)

1. Alternative form of -or (suffix indicating an agent noun)

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -eor