Where does “matinee” come from?

matinee (Middle French) comes from Old French matinee, from Old French matin, from Latin mātūtīnus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

matinee (Middle French): morning

Definitions

  1. morning

Ancestry of “matinee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmatineemorning
2Old Frenchmatinmorning
3Latinmātūtīnusmorning
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “matinee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Latin mātūtīnus →