Word origin
[1650–60; ‹ L
anguīnus pertaining to a snake, equiv. to
angu(
is) snake, serpent +
-īnus -ine1]This word is first recorded in the period 1650–60. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: parade, pony, profile, romantic, siphon-ine is a suffix of adjectives of Greek or Latin origin, meaning “of or pertaining to,”“of the nature of,” “made of,” “like”. Other words that use the affix -ine include: asinine, crystalline, equine, marine