Where does “-ène” come from?

-ène (French) comes from Ancient Greek -ηνός, from Ancient Greek -νός, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

-ène (French): -ene

Definitions

  1. -ene

Ancestry of “-ène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
2Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-ène”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Ancient Greek -ηνός →Every word from Ancient Greek -νός →
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