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DictionaryRoot: -anus
Latin

-anus

of, from, or belonging to

Forms

  • -anus
  • -an — The ending shortened in later languages.
  • -ain — One development through French.

Origin

An old Latin ending describing origin or association.

Note

Place-based descriptions could become names for their inhabitants.

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A simple view of a clear, deep-blue sky above a low grassy ridge, with the sky as the dominant color cue and no people.
adjective / noun

cerulean

sih-ROO-lee-uhn/sɪˈruːliən/

A deep blue color like a clear sky.

Etymology
ceruleLatinblue, dark blue
+anLatinof, from, or belonging to

Caeruleus was used for the blue of both sky and sea. Cerulean carries that color association into English, especially for the blue of a clear sky.

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