Suffixes -CER- the ending CER
In adjectives, CER,CRA,CRUM, CER CRIS,CRE, uCER, uCRIS, uCRE, iCER,iCRUS,iCULUs,iCULS,iCULUM, from the Sanskrit ending KRI, to make or create, giving the Latin CREO, to create/make. All these endings denote 'doing','causing','being made''caused to be'formed from'. When obtained from Adverbs, they are formed by adding the Suffix to the Root, but when from substantives, or Adjectives, to the theme.
e.g.
POLIO = to polish
POL is the base word
POL-CER, which elides to PULCER, 'made polished', i.e. beautiful.
With substantives, the ending CRUM,CRI, CRE,CRIS,CULUM,CULI,iCULUM,iCULI,CULUS,CULI, all come from the root to create, denoting'makes','causes to do','is made', or 'caused', and most of the time, it means 'serves for, is made for'.
They are formed by adding the suffix to the theme, or verbal root.
e.g.
POLIO = to polish
POL is the base word
POL-CER, which elides to PULCER, 'made polished', i.e. beautiful.
With substantives, the ending CRUM,CRI, CRE,CRIS,CULUM,CULI,iCULUM,iCULI,CULUS,CULI, all come from the root to create, denoting'makes','causes to do','is made', or 'caused', and most of the time, it means 'serves for, is made for'.
They are formed by adding the suffix to the theme, or verbal root.





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