Where does “Crișan” come from?

Crișan (Romanian) comes from Romanian -an, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

Crișan (Romanian): person from the Criș region

Definitions

  1. person from the Criș region

Ancestry of “Crișan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanian-anAdded to nouns and adjectives as an augmentative...
2Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from Romanian -an →
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