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-arian en · X · etymology 1

Etymology

Back-formation from various words ending in “arian”, some directly derived from Classical or Medieval Latin words ending in -arius by adding -an to the stem, other indirectly via Old French words ending in "arien(ne)" or "erien(ne)" or from English words ending in “ary” to which -an was suffixed; note the same phenomenon in -ary. Equivalent to -ary + -an.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) A believer in something.
2. (morpheme) An advocate of something.
3. (morpheme, uncommon) A native or inhabitant of somewhere.

Translations (6)

hi -वादी (a believer in) · hi -वादी (an advocate of something) · pt -ário (an advocate of something) · it -ario (a believer in) · pt -ário (a believer in) · scn -aru (a believer in)

-arian en · X · etymology 2

Etymology

By surface analysis, -ari(um) + -an and -ari(a) + -an.

Meanings

1. (morpheme) Used to form an adjective meaning "of or pertaining to" from nouns ending in -arium.
   • vitellarium + -arian → vitellarian (“of or pertaining to vitellaria”)
   • aquarium + -arian → aquarian (“of or pertaining to aquariums”)
   • planaria + -arian → planarian (“of or pertaining to planaria”)