Where does “alphabetarian” come from?
alphabetarian (English) comes from English -arian, from English -ary, from Italian -ario, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
alphabetarian (English): One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian;...
Definitions
- One who is learning the alphabet; an abecedarian;...
Ancestry of “alphabetarian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -arian | A believer in something; An advocate of... |
| 2 | English | -ary | of or pertaining to; adjective suffix appended to... |
| 3 | Italian | -ario | -ary; Added to nouns to create attributive... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | — |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |