"-later" meaning in English

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Suffix

IPA: /-lə.tə(r)/
Etymology: A back-formation from idolater. Formally from Latin -latres (seen in īdōlolatres), from Ancient Greek -λάτρης (-látrēs), from λατρεύω (latreúō, “to serve, serve gods”). Etymology templates: {{m|en|idolater}} idolater, {{noncog|la|-latres}} Latin -latres, {{m|la|īdōlolatres}} īdōlolatres, {{noncog|grc|-λάτρης}} Ancient Greek -λάτρης (-látrēs), {{m|grc|λατρεύω||to serve, serve gods}} λατρεύω (latreúō, “to serve, serve gods”) Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -later, {{en-suffix}} -later
  1. Worshipper of. Tags: morpheme Related terms: -latry
    Sense id: en--later-en-suffix-Og1Wifh4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for -later meaning in English (1.4kB)

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