Where does “Alana” come from?
Alana is an English feminine name derived from Alan, which comes from Latin -a (feminine suffix) added to Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os and Proto-Indo-European -ós.
Ancestry of “Alana”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Alan | A member of a group of Sarmatian tribes, nomadic... |
| 2 | Latin | Alānī | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἀλανοί | Alani, a Scythian tribe settled in the region... |
Words derived from “Alana”