English word origin

Etymology of resto

Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A restaurant.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of restaurant + -o (a colloquializing suffix).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Word-formation component-oen

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

A restoration (of an old car or building, etc.).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Clipping of restoration + -o (colloquializing suffix).

Relationships mentioned by the source

These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.

Word-formation component-oen

Inspect preserved source fields

Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.

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Machine-source provenance

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