Where does “Faulkneresque” come from?
Faulkneresque (English) comes from English Faulkner, from English Falconer, from Middle English fauconer, from Old French falconer, from Old French falcon, from Old French faucon, from Late Latin falco, from Proto-West Germanic falkō — to split off, separate; to chop, to separate.
Faulkneresque (English): Reminiscent of the works of William Faulkner (1897–1962), American author and poet
Definitions
- Reminiscent of the works of William Faulkner (1897–1962), American author and poet
Ancestry of “Faulkneresque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Faulkner | — |
| 2 | English | Falconer | A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey |
| 3 | Middle English | fauconer | A falconer |
| 4 | Old French | falconer | falconer (person who breeds or trains hawks) |
| 5 | Old French | falcon | Alternative form of faucon |
| 6 | Old French | faucon | falcon; Alternative form of fauchon |
| 7 | Late Latin | falco | falcon |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | falkō | falcon |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | falkô | falcon |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pōl- | — |
| 11 | Slovincian | pól | half |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | polъ | side, flank; half; member of a pair of options →... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pelH- | to split off, separate; to chop, to separate |