Anjouan

English

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

English Anjou

Proto-Indo-European *-nós

Proto-Italic *-nos

Latin -nus

Latin -ānus

Old French -ainder.

Middle English -an

English -an

English Anjouan

From Anjou + -an.

Adjective

Anjouan (not comparable)

1. From Anjou.

Translations

Angevin — see Angevin

Noun

Anjouan (plural Anjouans)

1. Someone from Anjou.

Translations

Angevin — see Angevin

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Ndzwani Comorian Ndzuwanibor.

French Anjouanbor.

English Anjouan

Borrowed from French Anjouan.

Proper noun

Anjouan

1. An island of the Comoros.

Synonyms

• (obsolete) Johanna, Joanna

Translations

one of the main islands of the Comoros

• Comorian:

  Ndzwani Comorian: Ndzuwani

• Portuguese: Anjouan f, Anjuan f

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Ndzwani Comorian Ndzuwani.

Proper noun

Anjouan ?

1. Anjouan (an island of the Comoros)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Anjuan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ndzwani Comorian Ndzuwanibor.

French Anjouanubor.

Portuguese Anjouan

Unadapted borrowing from French Anjouan.

Proper noun

Anjouan f

1. Anjouan (an island of the Comoros)