clementine

clementine · noun¹

1. FrenchClément
2. Frenchclémentine
3. English todayclementine

From French clémentine, from Clément + -ine, named after French missionary Clément Rodier (1839–1904), who is said to have first bred it. By surface analysis, Clement + -ine.

Clementine · adjective²

1. Late Latin · derived fromClēmens“Clement”
2. Latin · borrowed fromclēmentīnus
3. English todayClementine

From Latin clēmentīnus, from Late Latin Clēmens (“Clement”) (genitive Clēmentis) + -īnus (“of or pertaining to”), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (adjectival suffix).

Clementine · proper noun³

1. Latin · derived fromClēmentīna
2. French · borrowed fromClémentine
3. English todayClementine

From French Clémentine, from Latin Clēmentīna, from Clēmens (genitive Clēmentis), from clēmens (“merciful”). By surface analysis, Clement + -ine (feminine suffix). Doublet of Clementina.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 19th c. A female given name from Latin; feminine of Clement.