Where does “Burgessian” come from?
Burgessian (English) comes from English Burgess, from Middle English burgeis, from Old French borgeis, from Old French -eis, from Vulgar Latin -iscus, from Latin -ensis, from Latin arvum, from Latin colō — to turn.
Burgessian (English): Of or relating to Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson, 1917–1993), English writer and critic
Definitions
- Of or relating to Anthony Burgess (John Anthony Burgess Wilson, 1917–1993), English writer and critic
Ancestry of “Burgessian”, step by step
Burgessian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Burgess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Burgess | An inhabitant of a borough with full rights; a citizen |
| 2 | Middle English | burgeis | — |
| 3 | Old French | borgeis | town dweller |
| 4 | Old French | -eis | used to form nationalities; used to form names of... |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | -iscus | -ish |
| 6 | Latin | -ensis | Of or from |
| 7 | Latin | arvum | field; farm land |
| 8 | Latin | colō | to cultivate the land, till, tend, take care of a field or garden |
| 9 | Latin | quelō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | kʷelō | to inhabit |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷéleti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |