-an-

Ido

/an/

suffix
Definitions
  • a person that are "a member of..."
  • an individual pertaining to a class (city, country, ensembly)
  • a person or a thing that pertain to a domain (country, society)

Etymology

Derived from Esperanto -an- derived from English -an (forming adjectives) derived from French -en derived from Italian -ano (-an, -ian, of pertaining to) derived from Spanish, Castilian -ano derived from Latin -ānus (-an, of pertaining to, of n-g, -ian, suffix meaning of pertaining to).

Origin

Latin

-ānus

Gloss

-an, of pertaining to, of n-g, -ian, suffix meaning of pertaining to

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