Morpheme
-im(e) [-ime, -im]
Type
suffix
Denotation
Latin noun suffix denoting ordinal number
Etymology
(1) French -ime, from decime; Middle French -ime; Latin -ima, from -imus; (2) Latin -imus; (3) (a) Catalan -im, (b) Latvian -īms (c) Arabic -īm, and (d) Amharic -im; all from French -ime, from decime; Middle French -ime; Latin -ima, from -imus
Evidence
centim, centime, decimal, decime, hexavigesimal, santim, santimat, santimi, santims, santimu, septemvigesimal, septimal, septime, vigesimal, vigesimally, vigesimation
