-erie etymology

French word -erie comes from Old French -erie (Used to form feminine nouns.)

Detailed word origin of -erie

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-erie Old French (fro) Used to form feminine nouns.
-erie French (fra) Denoting a shop selling a certain product.. Denoting an object used to perform an action. Denoting an organization specializing in a given field. Denoting nouns describing qualities or properties.

Words with the same origin as -erie

Descendants of -erie
armurerie bijouterie boucherie boulangerie camaraderie connerie imprimerie ingénierie lingerie loterie messagerie mutinerie paperasserie plaisanterie porcherie pâtisserie quincaillerie raffinerie saloperie scierie tapisserie tricherie tromperie tuerie épicerie