-aire

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-aire

Where it comes from

Rebracketing of millionaire, which was, in turn, borrowed from French millionnaire.

suffix -aires

  1. excessive, morpheme, sometimes One whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency.

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suffix one whose wealth exceeds a specific number of units in the local currency

Français-aire
Deutsch-är
Ελληνικά-ούχος -oúchos

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"-aire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-aire. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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-aire. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-aire

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"-aire." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-aire.

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@misc{aire_2026,
  title = {-aire},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-aire},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}