Where does “Faulknerish” come from?
Faulknerish (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.
Faulknerish (English): Synonym of Faulkneresque
Definitions
- Synonym of Faulkneresque
Ancestry of “Faulknerish”, step by step
Faulknerish traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Faulkner
| 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 |
via English ish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ish | Pronunciation spelling of is; somewhat,... |
| 2 | English | -ish | Typical of, similar to, being like; Somewhat,... |
| 3 | Middle English | -ish | Alternative form of -yssh |
| 4 | Old English | -isċ | -ish |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -isk | Creates adjectives from nouns |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -iskaz | Forms adjectives from nouns with the sense of... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -iskos | Characteristic of, typical of, pertaining to |