-amine

Morpheme

-amine

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin noun suffix denoting “means, instrument, or result”

Etymology

Latin -āminis, from -āmen, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem of first conjugation Latin verbs + -men

Evidence

duraminisation, foraminal, foraminally, foraminate, foraminous, gravaminous, laminoforaminotomy, peccaminous, putaminal, putaminous, staminal, staminate, staminately, staminiferous, staminode, staminodia, staminodia, staminodium, staminody

See Also

-amen, -amina, -men, -mina, -mine