Morpheme
-amen
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin noun suffix denoting a means, instrument, or result (plural -amina)
Etymology
Latin -āmen, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem of first conjugation Latin verbs + -men; Ancient Greek -amís, -ámīnos
Evidence
cyclamen, duramen, foramen, gravamen, putamen, stamen, velamen
