French word -oire comes from Latin -orium
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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-orium | Latin (lat) | |
-oire | French (fra) | A suffix used on verbs (usually via the Latin supine form) to form masculine or feminine words for places where something is done.. A suffix used on verbs to form usually feminine words for objects or tools used to do something.. A suffix used to form adjectives matched to nouns ending in -ation (or its variants) and derived from a Latin verb. |