Where does “-in” come from?

-in (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from French -in, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

-in (Norwegian Bokmål): A noun-forming suffix occurring in the names of chemical substances, compounds and minerals

Definitions

  1. A noun-forming suffix occurring in the names of chemical substances, compounds and minerals

Ancestry of “-in”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-inadjectival suffix; nominal suffix
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 “-in”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from French -in →