English word totalitarian comes from English -an, Italian totalitario (Total, complete. Totalitarian.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -an | English (eng) | Appended to nouns to form an agent noun. (When males with a profession are distinguished from females, males are -an, females -(i)enne.). Of or pertaining to; an adjectival suffix appended to various words, often nouns, to make an adjective form. (Often added to words of Latin origin, but also used with words of other origins. When a word ends in a, -n is used instead.). |
| totalitario | Italian (ita) | Total, complete. Totalitarian. |
| totalitarian | English (eng) | An advocate of totalitarianism. Of or relating to a system of government where the people have virtually no authority and the state wields absolute control of every aspect of the country, socially, financially and politically. |