Where does “siphonapteran” come from?

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

siphonapteran (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the order...

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the order...

Ancestry of “siphonapteran”, 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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