Etymology

-ian

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Latin -iānus
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-ian · suffix1

  1. Latin · borrowed from-iānus
  2. English today-ian

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

-ian · suffix2

  1. xcl · derived from-եան
  2. Armenian · borrowed from-յան
  3. English today-ian

From Armenian -յան (-yan), from Old Armenian -եան (-ean).

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