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Where does “Prussian” come from?

Prussian comes from English Prussia, Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, Latin -anus, and Proto-Italic -os, a suffix forming adjectives of origin or belonging.

Prussian (English): Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia; A native or...

Definitions

  1. Of, from, or pertaining to Prussia; A native or...

Ancestry of “Prussian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPrussia—
2New LatinPrussia—

Words derived from “Prussian”

  • Franco-Prussian
Every word from New Latin Prussia →