Where does “Copperfieldian” come from?

Copperfieldian (English) comes from English Copperfield, from English copper, from English cop, from Middle English cop, from Old English cop, from Proto-West Germanic *kopp, from Proto-Germanic kuppaz, from Proto-Indo-European gup- — to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

Copperfieldian (English): Of or relating to Charles Dickens' novel "David...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Charles Dickens' novel "David...

Ancestry of “Copperfieldian”, step by step

Copperfieldian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Copperfield

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCopperfield
2EnglishcopperA reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic...
3EnglishcopTo capture or arrest someone
4Middle Englishcopsummit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,...
5Old Englishcop
6Proto-West Germanic*koppvessel, container, bowl
7Proto-Germanickuppazround object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeangup-round object, knoll
9Proto-Indo-Europeangew-to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;...

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 gew-
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