Where does “Hobbesian” come from?
I appreciate the detailed instructions, but I need to flag a significant problem: the etymology chain provided doesn't actually support an origin story for "Hobbesian."
The chain traces suffix morphology (-ius, -um, -us, -yós, -os, -ós) and includes "English Hobbes" and "English Robert," but these fragments don't form a coherent derivational path explaining how "Hobbesian" came from these elements.
"Hobbesian" is straightforwardly formed from the proper name Thomas Hobbes + the English suffix -ian (meaning "of or relating to"). There's no Proto-Indo-European suffix chain that explains this formation.
I cannot write an accurate one-sentence etymology following your rules because:
1. The chain doesn't support the headword's actual origin
2. The meaning is marked unknown, so I cannot weave in sense development
3. Stating
Hobbesian (English): Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized...
Definitions
- Involving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized...
Ancestry of “Hobbesian”, step by step
Words derived from “Hobbesian”