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Etymology of -ane

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet

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Unnumbered source etymology

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suffix

Variant of -an, usually with differentiation (germane, humane, urbane), but sometimes alone (mundane). · A saturated hydrocarbon; an alkane. · A simple binary compound of hydrogen and a nonmetal or metalloid.

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānusder. English -ane From Latin -ānus, which forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of "belonging to" or "origin from". Doublet of English -an.

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  • Derivation mention-ānusla
  • Cognate mention-anen
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