Where does “Mozambican” come from?
Mozambican is an English adjective formed with the suffix -an, from Italian -ana and Spanish -ana, ultimately derived from Latin -anus, which developed from the masculine nominative singular -us.
Mozambican (English): Of, belonging to, or relating to Mozambique or...
Definitions
- Of, belonging to, or relating to Mozambique or...
Ancestry of “Mozambican”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | -an | Forms nouns, including inhabitant names |
| 2 | Old Czech | -ěnín | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | -janinъ | Creates male dweller terms from toponyms or place... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -inъ | -ine; Creates singulatives, mostly with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
Words derived from “Mozambican”