Where does “Messine” come from?

Messine (French) comes from French messin, from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

Messine (French): a female inhabitant of Metz

Definitions

  1. a female inhabitant of Metz

Ancestry of “Messine”, step by step

Messine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French messin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchmessinMetzian
2French-inadjectival suffix; nominal suffix
3Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
4Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Italian Messina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianMessina—
2LatinMessāna—
3Ancient GreekΜεσσήνηMessene
4Mycenaean Greek𐀕𐀼𐀙a place, Messene
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from French -in →