Where does “Blackwoodian” come from?

Blackwoodian (English) comes from English Blackwood, from English Wood, from English Frog, from Portuguese froco, from Latin floccus, from Frankish flokko, from Proto-Germanic *flukkô, from Proto-Indo-European plewk- — to fly, flow, run.

Blackwoodian (English): Of or relating to Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951), English writer of ghost stories and weird fiction

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951), English writer of ghost stories and weird fiction

Ancestry of “Blackwoodian”, step by step

Blackwoodian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Blackwood

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBlackwoodAny of many places around the world
2EnglishWoodAn English topographic surname for someone who lived in or near a wood
3EnglishFrogAlternative form of frog
4Portuguesefrocoflock
5Latinfloccustuft, wisp of wool
6Frankishflokkodown, wool, flock
7Proto-Germanic*flukkô
8Proto-Indo-Europeanplewk-to fly, flow, run; to splash, to flap with hands
9Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewk-Every word from Proto-Germanic *flukkô