Etymology

-ine

Today it means: Of or pertaining to. Full definition →

Middle English -in ← Old French -in ← Latin -īnus
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-ine · suffix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*-iHnos
  2. Latin · derived from-īnus
  3. Old French · derived from-in
  4. Middle English · inherited from-in
  5. 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

  1. Latin · borrowed from-īna
  2. French · borrowed from-ine
  3. 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.

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