Where does “Lana” come from?

Lana is an English feminine form derived from Alan, which comes from Latin -a (feminine suffix) added to Latin -us, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os (masculine nominative ending).

Lana (English): The tree Genipa americana

Definitions

  1. The tree Genipa americana

Ancestry of “Lana”, step by step

Lana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin lāna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinlānawool
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂wool
3Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via Russian Лана

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianЛана—

Words derived from “Lana”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂ →Every word from Latin lāna →