Morpheme
-ine
Type
suffix
Denotation
(1) adjective suffix; (2) demonymic suffix; (3) chemical suffix naming basic (alkaline) substances, alkaloidal substances, halogen elements, commerical materials
Etymology
Middle English -in, -ine; Old French -in, -ine; Latin -īnus; sometimes from Ancient Greek -ĭnos, -înos
Evidence
alethinophidia, almondine, amine, amphetamine, Argentine, asinine, avine, bovine, Byzantine, chlorine, determiner, doctrine, dominate, dominion, elephantine, fluorine, gelatine, glassine, glycine, grenadine, hyaline, iodine, leucine, Levantine, marine, Maxine, mescaline, morphine, murine, nectarine, opaline, Petrine, phosphine, plasticine, quartzine, quinine, routine, saccharine, saltine, serpentine, terminus, thymine, uterine, vaccine, xanthine
