Where does “Mahommedan” come from?
Mahommedan derives from English Mohammed plus the English suffix -ana, itself from Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, and Latin -anus, ultimately from Latin -us.
Mahommedan (English): Alternative form of Mohammedan
Definitions
- Alternative form of Mohammedan
Ancestry of “Mahommedan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Mohammedan | Muslim; Muslim, Islamic; relating to Mohammed |
| 2 | English | -an | Of or pertaining to; |
| 3 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 4 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |