-ian

a suffix with the same meaning and properties as -an; -ian is now the more productive of the two suffixes in recent coinages, especially when the base noun ends in a consonant: Orwellian; Washingtonian.

Origin of -ian

extracted from L loanwords in which -ānus -an is joined to stems ending in i

Words nearby -ian

-hydric, -i, -i-, -ia, -ial, -ian, -iana, -iasis, -iatric, -iatrics, -iatry

British Dictionary definitions for -ian

-ian

suffix

a variant of -an Etonian; Johnsonian

Word Origin for -ian

from Latin -iānus