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Where does “Bogartian” come from?

Bogartian (English) comes from English Bogart, from Cebuano Humphrey Bogart, from Dutch Bogaert, from Dutch bogaard, from Dutch Boom, from Dutch bodem, from Middle Dutch bodem, from Old Dutch *bodom — smoke; mist, haze.

Bogartian (English): Of or relating to Humphrey Bogart , American...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Humphrey Bogart , American...

Ancestry of “Bogartian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBogart—
2CebuanoHumphrey Bogart—
3DutchBogaert—
4Dutchbogaard—
5DutchBoom—
6Dutchbodembottom; soil, ground; earth surface
7Middle Dutchbodem—
8Old Dutch*bodom—
9Old Englishbotmbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
10Proto-Germanicbutmazbottom; foundation; ground; abyss
11Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰudʰmḗnbottom
12Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewbʰ-deep
13Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze
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