-an

-an [ən] suffix also -ean -ian

[: Old French; Origin: -en, from Latin -anus]

1.) [in adjectives and nouns]

someone or something of, from, or connected with a particular thing, place, or person

▪ suburban

▪ Jamesian

2.) [in nouns]

someone skilled in or studying a particular subject

▪ a historian (=someone who studies history)