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Where does “Hodgeon” come from?

Hodgeon (English) comes from English Hodge, from English Roger, from Spanish Rodríguez, from Spanish -ez, from Latin -ities, from Latin -itia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

Ancestry of “Hodgeon”, step by step

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