-aminous

Morpheme

-aminous

Type

suffix

Denotation

adjective suffix denoting “having, full of, having to do with, doing, inclined to” corresponding to -amen nouns

Etymology

Latin -āminōsus, from -āmen +‎ -ōsus

Evidence

foraminous, putaminous

See Also

-amen, -ous

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