-ine · suffix1
- Proto-Indo-European · derived from*-iHnos
- Latin · derived from-īnus
- Old French · derived from-in
- Middle English · inherited from-in
- English today-ine
From Middle English -in, -ine, from Old French -in, -ine, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos. More at -en § Etymology 4.
-ine · suffix2
- Latin · borrowed from-īna
- French · borrowed from-ine
- English today-ine
From French -ine, feminine of -in; Latin -īna, feminine of -īnus. Doublet of -ina.
-ine · suffix3
Variant of -en § Etymology 2.
-ine · suffix4
From taxonomic suffix -inae, ultimately from the same root as § Etymology 1.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.