Where does “-arian” come from?
-arian (English) comes from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
-arian (English): A believer in something; An advocate of...
Definitions
- A believer in something; An advocate of...
Ancestry of “-arian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 2 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 3 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 4 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
Words derived from “-arian”
- authoritarian
- utilitarian
- vegetarian
- utilitarianism
- authoritarianism
- libertarian
- communitarian
- disciplinarian
- majoritarian
- vegetarianism
- parliamentarian
- Libertarian
- communitarianism
- libertarianism
- Vegan
- majoritarianism
- parliamentarianism
- equalitarian
- veganism
- antiauthoritarian
- lapsarian
- necessitarian
- necessitarianism
- nonutilitarian