-an

 
Syllabification:
(also -ean or -ian)

suffix

  • 1forming adjectives and nouns, especially from:
  • names of places: Ohioan Russian
  • names of systems: Anglican Presbyterian
  • names of zoological classes or orders: crustacean
  • names of founders or leaders when referring to them as sources: Chomskyan Lutheran
  • 2 Chemistry forming names of organic compounds, chiefly polysaccharides: dextran

Origin:

based on Latin -(i)anus, -aeus, adjectival endings