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Where does “Californian” come from?

Californian derives from English California, which comes from Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, Latin -anus, and Proto-Italic -os, originally denoting masculine singular adjectives and nouns.

Californian (English): Of or relating to California; A native or...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to California; A native or...

Ancestry of “Californian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCalifornia—
2SpanishCalifornia—

Words derived from “Californian”

  • Californianization
  • Californianize
  • Californianist
  • Californianness
  • californian
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