suffix
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PS: The Nightshade suffix refers to an exterior trim grade that bundles together the blacked-out grille, badging, 20-inch wheels, mirror caps, door handles, roof pillars and lower rear bumper.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
It comes from the Welsh pwdu, meaning to sulk, which itself originated with the English word pout, combined with the Welsh verb-forming suffix -u.
From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025
The word “logic” comes from the Greek term “logos” which is the root for our suffix -ology.
From Salon • Jul. 29, 2024
The moniker is a play on the creature's cartoonishly wide-eyed face and is derived from a mashup of the words "Kermit" and the Greek suffix "-ops," which means face.
From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2024
NOTE.—The suffix -age is found only in French-Latin derivatives.
From New Word-Analysis by William Swinton
Vocabulary lists containing suffix
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Language and Grammar - Introductory
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STAAR Grade 6 Reading: Informational Text
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