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Where does “-ian” come from?

-ian (English) comes from English Hobbesian, from English Hobbes, from English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

-ian (English): From, related to, or like; One from, belonging...

Definitions

  1. From, related to, or like; One from, belonging...

Ancestry of “-ian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHobbesianInvolving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized...
2EnglishHobbesa surname
3EnglishRobert—
4Anglo-NormanRobert—

Words derived from “-ian”

  • Canadian
  • Palestinian
  • politician
  • Iranian
  • Brazilian
  • Einstein
  • tech
  • Gaussian
  • mammalian
  • Confucian
  • Serbian
  • Bayesian
  • Smithsonian
  • egalitarian
  • Peruvian
  • Caucasian
  • technician
  • Kantian
  • Darwinian
  • Bohemian
  • Croatian
  • Confucianism
  • Freudian
  • Newtonian
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