Where does “foraminiferan” come from?

foraminiferan (English) comes from English -án, from Middle English -an.

foraminiferan (English): An organism of the phylum "Foraminifera"; a...

Definitions

  1. An organism of the phylum "Foraminifera"; a...

Ancestry of “foraminiferan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ánOf or pertaining to;. Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a
2Middle English-an—
Every word from Middle English -an →Every word from English -án →