Where does “-kin-” come from?
-kin- (English) comes from English interleukin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.
-kin- (English): interleukin
Ancestry of “-kin-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | interleukin | Any of a group of cytokine proteins important in... |
| 2 | English | -ín | — |
| 3 | English | in | Used to indicate location, inclusion, or position... |
| 4 | Middle English | in | Any kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or... |
| 5 | Old English | in | in; Alternative form of inn |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *in | — |
Words derived from “-kin-”