Where does “-ine” come from?

-ine (Finnish) comes from Finnish -ne, from Finnish -nä — Front vowel variant of -na; API.

-ine (Finnish): Forms diminutive forms of nouns, particularly for...

Definitions

  1. Forms diminutive forms of nouns, particularly for...

Ancestry of “-ine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-neThe suffix used to form the comitative case. It...
2Finnish-näFront vowel variant of -na; API

Words derived from “-ine

Every word from Finnish -nä
-ine — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer