- -in
- {{11}}-in (1) suffix attached to a verb, first attested 1960 with sit-in (which probably was influenced by sit-down strike); used first of protests, extended c.1965 to any gathering.{{12}}-in (2) chemical suffix, usually indicating a neutral substance, antibiotic, vitamin, or hormone; see -INE (Cf. -ine) (2).
Etymology dictionary. 2014.