-ón

Galician

/ˈoŋ/

suffix

Definitions

(added to verbs) A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; .
forms a noun from a different (usually larger) but related or similar one

Etymology

Inherited from Old Portuguese -on.

Origin

Old Portuguese

-on

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

-oon English
*-ōne Latin
-ōnem Latin
-ōneus Latin
-one Italian
-on French
préon French
vergeron French
-ão Portuguese
milhão Portuguese
-on Old French
-oi Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
-on Old Portuguese