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Where does “Algonquian” come from?

Algonquian derives from English Algonquin, from Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, Latin -anus, Latin -anus, Latin -um, and Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

Algonquian (English): Relating to a group of North American languages;...

Definitions

  1. Relating to a group of North American languages;...

Ancestry of “Algonquian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAlgonquinA member of an aboriginal North American people...
2Canadian FrenchAlgonquin—
3FrenchAlgoumequin—

Words derived from “Algonquian”

  • Proto-Algonquian
Every word from French Algoumequin →