-tory1
Word Origin
1
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, originally adjectival derivatives of agent nouns ending in -tor, (predatory); also forming adjectival derivatives directly from verbs (obligatory; transitory).
Origin
< Latin -tōrius, equivalent to -tōr- -tor + -ius adj. suffix
-tory2
1
a suffix occurring in loanwords from Latin, usually derivatives from agent nouns ending in -tor, or directly from verbs, denoting a place or object appropriate for the activity of the verb: dormitory; repository.
Origin
< Latin -tōrium, noun use of neuter of -tōrius -tory1
Related Words
- -atory
- -ory
- emunctory
- feudatory
- judicatory
- lachrymatory