Re: Origin of eu-suffix in Greek agent nouns

*-eh1- instrumental + mesostatic *-u- suffix

2013/2/16, Joao S. Lopes <josimo70@...>:

> I was comparing some Greek agent nouns, and it's appearing a clear pattern,
> with eu-suffix after o-grade agent nouns, in the formula  verb *CeC-, noun
> *CoC-os = noun *CoC-eus, as can be seen below:
> phero: - phoros - phoreus
> theino: - phonos - phoneus
> speiro: - sporos - sporeus
> gignomai - gonos - goneus
> temno: - tomos - tomeus
> trepho: - trophos - tropheus
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> There's a lot of discussion about eu-suffixed word as IE or non-IE origin?
> What's the current view? Is it possible that the suffixation gradually
> became useful to prevent IE alternation e/o?
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> JS Lopes