| 【tier】 is a [English Root word(stem)] from the French word(s) "tire," "tirer," "tirier," and "tiere." It carries the basic meaning of "tier," and "draw." |
[English words in the top 5000 most frequently used containing the root "tier"]
retire ***[2826] When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely.
retirement ****[2104] Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
tyre ***[3282] A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles.
[WORD ROOT]root tier
[VARIATIONS OF ROOT] tier, tire, tyre
[ETYMOLOGY]root (French) tire, tirer, tirier, tiere
[MEANING]root tier, draw
【DETAILs OF ORIGIN(ETYMOLOGY】
- 【French】 tire [from tirer] rank, sequence, order, kind; likeness, image; state, condition
- 【French】 tirer [from Old French tirer, tirier] to draw, draw out, pull
- 【French】 tirier to draw out, arrange, adornat
- 【French】 tiere row, rank, order, dress
- 【Middle English】 tire [a shortened form of attire (n,)] equipment
Please see the Word information in detail as follows;
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retire ★★★[2826] verb from retire 〈 tier
【DEFINITION】 When older people retire, they leave their job and usually stop working completely.
【Declension/Conjugation】 retired, retired, retiring, retires
【SYNONYM】 retreat
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ tire(tier);
【Etymology】 《French retirer》 [from re+tirer] to withdraw something)
【First Known Meaning】 to retreat
【DERIVATIVEs】 retirement, retirer, retire
retirement ★★★★[2104] noun from retire 〈 tier
【DEFINITION】 Retirement is the time when a worker retires.
【pl.】 retirements
【ROOTs】 ⑴ re; again, behind ⑵ tire(tier); ⑶ ment; noun suffix
【Etymology】 《French retirer》 [from re+tirer] to withdraw something)
【DERIVATIVEs】 retirement, retirer, retire
tyre ★★★[3282] noun from tier
【DEFINITION】 A tyre is a thick piece of rubber which is fitted onto the wheels of vehicles such as cars, buses, and bicycles.
【ROOTs】 tyre(tier); tier, draw
【Etymology】 《English attire》 [ad-+tier, from Middle English atiren("to fit out, equip; to dress in finery, to adorn")]
【First Known Meaning】 iron plates forming a rim of a carriage wheel
Other words containing "tier"; attire, tier, tire
(※ Proto-Indo-European (PIE) is the theorized common ancestor of the Indo-European language family. Its proposed features have been derived by linguistic reconstruction from documented Indo-European languages.)
【OTHER ROOTs; 】
through
three
threat
think
thing
thet, thesis
there
ther
theo
thea
