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Where does “-ana” come from?

-ana (Latin) comes from Latin -anus, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.

-ana (Latin): inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...

Definitions

  1. inflection of -ānus: ## nominative/vocative...

Ancestry of “-ana”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-anusOf or pertaining to; -ian
2Latin-umnominative neuter singular of -us; accusative...
3Proto-Italic*-om—
4Proto-Indo-European*-oHom—

Words derived from “-ana”

  • ana
  • Americana
  • Victoriana
  • Arthuriana
  • nicotiana
  • quinzaine
  • vingtaine
  • Australiana
  • Pompeiana
  • Shakespeareana
  • Disneyana
  • Kiwiana
  • breweriana
  • fistiana
  • Edwardiana
  • Sherlockiana
  • railwayana
  • Forteana
  • railroadiana
  • Kellyana
  • omniana
  • Shaviana
  • militariana
  • cricketana
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