Where does “Cadmean” come from?

Cadmean (English) comes from English -ean, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

Cadmean (English): Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Cadmus, a mythical prince of Thebes, said to have introduced the Phoenician alphabet into Greece

Ancestry of “Cadmean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eanForms adjectives, usually from proper nouns
2Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from English -ean →