Where does “-inus” come from?

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

-inus (Latin): of or pertaining to; -ine

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to; -ine

Ancestry of “-inus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
2Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
3Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “-inus”

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