Where does “-ina” come from?

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

-ina (Latin): nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of -īnus; nominative...

Ancestry of “-ina”, step by step

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

Words derived from “-ina”

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