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Where does “Canadien” come from?

Canadien (French) comes from French -ien, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -iānus, from Latin -ānus.

Canadien (French): Canadian

Definitions

  1. Canadian

Ancestry of “Canadien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
2Middle French-ien-ian
3Old French-ien-ian
4Latin-iānus—
5Latin-ānus—
Every word from Latin -ānus →