bouilloire etymology

French word bouilloire comes from French bouillir, French -oire

Detailed word origin of bouilloire

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
bouillir French (fra) (figuratively) to seethe. (intransitive) to boil (becoming boiling; reach boiling point). (transitive) to boil (cause to boil).
-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.
bouilloire French (fra) Kettle.

Words with the same origin as bouilloire

Descendants of bouillir
bouillabaisse bouilleur bouillon
Descendants of -oire
absolutoire antisécrétoire argumentatoire aspiratoire baignoire balançoire bassinoire distillatoire escrire exutoire giratoire glissoire mangeoire mâchoire nageoire passoire pataugeoire pétoire sécrétoire écumoire épilatoire