Morpheme
-amen
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin noun suffix denoting a means, instrument, or result (plural -amina)
Etymology
(1) Latin -āmen, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem of first conjugation Latin verbs + -men; (2) New Latin replacement of Latin -amīnos; Ancient Greek -ámīnos
Evidence
certamen, cyclamen, dictamen, duramen, foramen, gravamen, liquamen, oleamen, putamen, representamen, stamen, velamen
