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Where does “Bodleian” come from?

Bodleian derives from English Bodley via Italian -ana, Spanish -ana, Latin -anus, and Proto-Italic -os, ultimately tracing to an ancient nominal suffix.

Bodleian (English): Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley , English...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley , English...

Ancestry of “Bodleian”, step by step

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Words derived from “Bodleian”

  • Bodder
Every word from English Bodley →