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ANEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Derived from the first letters of army and navy.
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Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗anEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-West Germanic *ain Old English ān Middle English an English an From Middle English an, from Old English ān (“a, an”, literally “one”). More at one.
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From Middle English an (“and, if”). Doublet of and.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗anEnglish (en) · Etymology 3Source text
Borrowed from Georgian ან (an).
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗anEnglish (en) · Etymology 4Source text
From the Old English an, on (preposition).
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1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024- AnMiddle English · word_an_vb
An, 1 pr. s. I grant, allow, S; on, pr. s., S. See Unnen.
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An, num. and indef. art. one, an, S, S2, PP; see Oon.
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An, prep. on, upon, in, PP, S, S2; see On.
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An, conj. and, if, PP, S, S2; see And.
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