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Where does “-αινα” come from?

-αινα (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίνα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Ancestry of “-αινα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίνα—
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-αινα”

  • molybdenum
  • molybdate
  • molybdic
  • molybdenite
  • phosphomolybdic
  • phosphomolybdate
  • ozaena
  • molybdena
  • thiomolybdate
  • heptamolybdate
  • zygaenid
  • phosphomolybdenum
  • paramolybdate
  • ferromolybdenum
  • dimolybdenum
  • molybdous
  • organomolybdenum
  • molybdian
  • radiomolybdenum
  • oxythiomolybdate
  • pentamolybdate
  • sphyraenoid
  • molybdosis
  • nonmolybdenum
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