Where does “-ίνα” come from?

-ίνα (Greek) comes from Ancient Greek -ίνα, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

-ίνα (Greek): Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a...

Definitions

  1. Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a...

Ancestry of “-ίνα”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greek-ίναAdded to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form
2Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
3Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “-ίνα”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂ →