-ian
English
/iːən/
suffix
Definitions
- (as an adjective) From, related to, or like.
- (as a noun) One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.
- (as a noun) Having a certain profession.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -iānus.
Origin
Latin
-iānus
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -n- English
- -o- English
- Czech English
- Czechoslovakian English
- Echo English
- Echonian English
- Eifel English
- Eifelian English
- Juno English
- Junonian English
- Slovak English
- arachnoid English
- arachnoidian English
- -iānus Latin
- σαῦρος/σαύρα Ancient Greek
- -ianar Norwegian Nynorsk
- -ien Old French
- -ià Catalan, Valencian