-anus

Etymology
From some -ā- stem + ; later interpreted as one whole suffix and used freely.

Suffix

 * 1) Of or pertaining to; -ian;.

Usage notes
The suffix -ānus is typically added to a noun stem (particularly proper nouns) to form an adjective.
 * Examples:
 * &rarr;
 * &rarr;

Many such words, however, can be either nouns or adjectives.
 * Examples:
 * &rarr;, or a villager
 * &rarr;, or a person from Rome

-ānus is also often used to form personal names, particularly cognomina, from other names, denoting a patronymic or another relationship of belonging: &rarr;.

It is frequently preceded by the noun stem followed by -i- except in the case of Latin nouns (typically borrowed from Greek) ending -e- or -ae-, where it is preceded by -e- instead.

Descendants

 * Francoprovençal: ,
 * Francoprovençal: ,
 * Francoprovençal: ,