Where does “apan” come from?

apan (English) comes from English -n, from Old Norse -inn, from Proto-Norse -īna-, from Proto-Germanic -īnaz, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

apan (English): A member of an amateur press association

Definitions

  1. A member of an amateur press association

Ancestry of “apan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-nAlternative form of -en; API; Alternative form of...
2Old Norse-innUsed to create adjectives from nouns, meaning...
3Proto-Norse-īna-—
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

Words derived from “apan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from English -n →