-oiier

Old French

Alternative forms

• -oier

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin -idiāre, popular counterpart to Latin -izāre, borrowed from Ancient Greek -ίζειν (-ízein).

Suffix

-oiier

1. used to form infinitives of some first group verbs

Derived terms

Old French terms suffixed with -oiier

Descendants

• Middle French: -oyer
  • French: -oyer