-ian

suffix
/i.ən/

Etymology

From Latin -iānus, which forms adjectives of belonging or origin from a noun.

  1. derived from -եան
  2. borrowed from -յան

Definitions

  1. From, related to, or like.

  2. One from, belonging to, relating to, or like.

  3. Having a certain profession.

  4. + 1 more definition
    1. A romanization of the Armenian surname suffix -յան (-yan).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for -ian. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA