-oyer etymology

French word -oyer comes from Old French -oiier (Used to form infinitives of some first group verbs.)

Detailed word origin of -oyer

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
-oiier Old French (fro) Used to form infinitives of some first group verbs.
-oyer French (fra) A suffix used to form some verbs, often with factitive effect.

Words with the same origin as -oyer

Descendants of -oiier
apitoyer brutaliser civilisation coloniser commercialiser concrétiser focaliser foudroyant localiser légaliser moderniser monopoliser mémoriser officialiser rationaliser relativiser ridiculiser rivaliser sensibilisation sodomiser sponsoriser spécialiser tutoyer valoriser économiser