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...
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- 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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Copperfield | — |
| 2 | English | copper | A reddish-brown, malleable, ductile metallic... |
| 3 | English | cop | To capture or arrest someone |
| 4 | Middle English | cop | summit; top, tip, topmost part; top of the head,... |
| 5 | Old English | cop | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *kopp | vessel, container, bowl |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kuppaz | round object; orb; vessel; container; bowl;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gup- | round object, knoll |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gew- | to bend, curve, arch, buckle; to bend, to curve;... |
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 | — |