Etymology

-eum

Today it means: Noun-forming suffix found in words of Greek origin meaning “place or building associated with a specific purpose or person” (indicated by the root word) Full definition →

Latin -ēum ← Ancient Greek -εῖον
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived from-εῖον
  2. Latin · borrowed from-ēum
  3. English today-eum

Borrowed from Latin -ēum, from Ancient Greek -εῖον (-eîon), originating in the substantivized neuter of -εῖος (-eîos, adjective suffix).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.