Where does “Hegelian” come from?

Hegelian derives from English Hegel plus the Latin suffix -ianus, itself from Latin -ius, continuing Latin -um and -us, from Proto-Indo-European -yós, via Proto-Italic -os and Proto-Indo-European -ós.

Hegelian (English): Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to the philosophical system of...

Ancestry of “Hegelian”, step by step

Hegelian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French hégélien

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchhégélienHegelian
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

via English Hegel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHegelnotably borne by the German philosopher Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
2GermanHegelbreeding bull

Words derived from “Hegelian”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →