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Where Do English Words Derive From?
Where Do English Words Derive From?
Supplementary
Supplementary I
-ER
Latin -atura
forming nouns
ending
corresponding (via
laver
Old French -eor) to
Latin -atorium
from Anglo-Norman
denoting verbal action or a disclaimer,
French (infinitive
document effecting such action misnomer
ending)
probably an
extended use of -er
New English
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