Where does “-éin” come from?

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

-éin (Irish): -ene

Definitions

  1. -ene

Ancestry of “-éin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ène-ene
2Ancient Greek-ηνός-ian, -ese
3Ancient Greek-νόςAlternative form of -νος
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “-éin”

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