Where does “-an-” come from?

-an- (Esperanto) comes from French -en, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

-an- (Esperanto): Root form of -ano

Definitions

Root form of -ano

Ancestry of “-an-”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	-en	-an
2	Italian	-ana	-an, -y
3	Spanish	-ana	feminine singular of -ano
4	Latin	-ana	inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...
5	Latin	-anus	Of or pertaining to; -ian
6	Latin	-um	nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
7	Proto-Italic	*-om	—
8	Proto-Indo-European	*-oHom	—

Words derived from “-an-”

-an-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom →Every word from Latin -ana →Every word from Latin -um →