Where does “Caledonian” come from?

Caledonian derives from English Caledonia, from Latin Caledonia, combining Latin Caledoni- with the Latin suffix -ia, ultimately from Proto-Italic -os.

Caledonian (English): In or from Caledonia; In or from New Caledonia;...

Definitions

  1. In or from Caledonia; In or from New Caledonia;...

Ancestry of “Caledonian”, step by step

Caledonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French calédonien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchcalédonienCaledonian; New Caledonian
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

via English Caledonia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCaledoniaScotland, the northern part of the island of Great Britain
2LatinCaledonia—
3LatinCalēdonēs—
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →