Where does “-ina” come from?

-ina (Interlingua) comes from Latin -ina, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-ina (Interlingua): forms nouns from nouns, denoting a technical term for a substance; container

Definitions

  1. forms nouns from nouns, denoting a technical term for a substance; container

Ancestry of “-ina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-inanominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-ina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →