Where does “-ien” come from?

-ien (French) comes from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

-ien (French): Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...

Definitions

  1. Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...

Ancestry of “-ien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle French-ien-ian
2Old French-ien-ian
3Latin-iānus
4Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “-ien

Every word from Latin -ānus