-itarian

Morpheme

-itarian

Type

suffix

Denotation

(1) agent suffix denoting a believer, advocate, or habitant; (2) agent suffix denoting “one who eats”

Etymology

suffixal construction from -i- + -ty + -arian (variation of -arian corresponding to -ty abstract nouns)

Evidence

antiauthoritarian, antiequalitarian, antimajoritarian, antiquitarian, austeritarian, authoritarian, charitarian, communitarian, countermajoritarian, equalitarian, eternitarian, humanitarian, identitarian, inequalitarian, majoritarian, nationalitarian, necessitarian, nonequalitarian, nonmajoritarian, nuditarian, propertarian, pseudoequalitarian, reciprocitarian, securitarian, singularitarian, societarian, supermajoritarian, totalitarian, universitarian, utilitarian

Notes

unanalyzable