Where does “-an-” come from?
-an- (Ido) comes from Esperanto -an-, from French -en, from Italian -ana, from Spanish -ana, from Latin -ana, from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om.
-an- (Ido): a person that are "a member of..."; an individual...
Definitions
- a person that are "a member of..."; an individual...
Ancestry of “-an-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esperanto | -an- | Root form of -ano |
| 2 | French | -en | -an |
| 3 | Italian | -ana | -an, -y |
| 4 | Spanish | -ana | feminine singular of -ano |
| 5 | Latin | -ana | inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 6 | Latin | -anus | Of or pertaining to; -ian |
| 7 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |