-ine

English

/-aɪn/

suffix
Definitions
  • (chiefly) Of or pertaining to.
  • (chemistry)
  • (non-productive)
  • (non-productive)

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English -ine borrowed from Old French -ine derived from Latin -īnus (-ine, -an, of pertaining to, -like, pertaining to) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos (suffix forming adjectives).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*-iHnos

Gloss

suffix forming adjectives

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