Where does “Kentuckian” come from?
Kentuckian derives from English Kentucky, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -anus, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os, a masculine singular suffix.
Kentuckian (English): Of or pertaining to the US state of Kentucky; A...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the US state of Kentucky; A...
Ancestry of “Kentuckian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -án | — |
| 2 | Middle English | -an | — |