Where does “samaritean” come from?

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

samaritean (Romanian): Samaritan

Definitions

  1. Samaritan

Ancestry of “samaritean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchsamaritainSamaritan; samaritan
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “samaritean”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →