Where does “kainita” come from?
kainita (Polish) comes from German -kain, from German Kokain, from English cocaine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
kainita (Polish): Cainite
Definitions
- Cainite
Ancestry of “kainita”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | -kain | — |
| 2 | German | Kokain | cocaine |
| 3 | English | cocaine | An addictive drug derived from coca or prepared... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |