Where does “Alan” come from?

Alan comes from Latin Alanus, itself from Proto-Italic -os and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -ós, though the original meaning remains unknown.

Alan (English): A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic...

Definitions

  1. A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic...

Ancestry of “Alan”, step by step

Alan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin Alānī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinAlānīAlans
2Ancient GreekἈλανοίAlani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region...

via Old Breton Alan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old BretonAlan—

Words derived from “Alan”

Every word from Ancient Greek Ἀλανοί →Every word from Latin Alānī →