Where does “matinée” come from?

matinée (French) comes from Middle French matinee, from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

matinée (French): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “matinée”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchmatineemorning
2Old Frenchmatineemorning
3Old Frenchmatinmorning
4Latinmātūtīnusmorning
5Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
6Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
7Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
8Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “matinée”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin mātūtīnus →