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Where does “Dodgsonian” come from?

Dodgsonian (English) comes from English Dodgson, from English Dodge, from English Roger, from Spanish Rodríguez, from Spanish -ez, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Dodgsonian (English): Of or relating to the mathematician and author...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the mathematician and author...

Ancestry of “Dodgsonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDodgson—
2EnglishDodge—
3EnglishRogerdialectal nickname for the Devil
4SpanishRodríguezson of Rodrigo
5Spanish-ezA suffix forming many Spanish surnames; A suffix...
6Latin-itiesAlternative form of -iēs
7Latin-itia-ness, -ity
8Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
9Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
10Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
11Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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