Where does “-inea” come from?

-inea (Translingual) comes from New Latin -ineus, from Latin -eus, from Ancient Greek -εῖος, from Proto-Indo-European -iHwós, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

-inea (Translingual): Used to form the taxonomic names of subclasses of...

Definitions

  1. Used to form the taxonomic names of subclasses of...

Ancestry of “-inea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latin-ineus
2Latin-eusargentum + API → argenteus; ferrum + API →...
3Ancient Greek-εῖοςForms adjectives, usually with a meaning of "of"...
4Proto-Indo-European-iHwós
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “-inea

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wósEvery word from Latin -eusEvery word from Ancient Greek -εῖος
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