Where does “macruran” come from?

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

macruran (English): Any of many decapod crustaceans, such as the...

Definitions

  1. Any of many decapod crustaceans, such as the...

Ancestry of “macruran”, 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 →
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