Latin word -or comes from Proto-Indo-European *-os
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*-os | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Creates nouns from verb stems denoting the performance or action of that verb. Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs. |
* -oss | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
-or | Latin (lat) | Used to form a third-declension masculine abstract noun from a verb root or conceived root form. |