suffixfirst/second-declension suffix
-ī̆tānus
-ī̆tānus (feminine -ī̆tāna, neuter -ī̆tānum)
Meaning
- morphemesuffixOf or from a place, used to form demonyms.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -īt(ēs) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -itanus From -īt(ēs) (“-ite”) + -ānus (“-an”).