Where does “Slovenian” come from?

Slovenian derives from English, modifying Slovene through the Latin suffix -ianus, itself from -ius, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -yós marking possession or affiliation.

Slovenian (English): Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...

Ancestry of “Slovenian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSloveneOf or pertaining to Slovenia, the Slovenian...
2GermanSloweneSlovene
3SloveneSlovénecSlovene

Words derived from “Slovenian”

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