Where does “Hopkinsian” come from?
Hopkinsian (English) comes from English Hopkins, from English Hob, from Middle English Hob, from English robin, from Middle English Robin, from Old French Robert, from Frankish berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz — army.
Hopkinsian (English): Of or relating to Samuel Hopkins
Definitions
- Of or relating to Samuel Hopkins
Ancestry of “Hopkinsian”, step by step
Hopkinsian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Hopkins
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hopkins | A placename |
| 2 | English | Hob | A nickname for Robin Goodfellow, Puck; later the devil |
| 3 | Middle English | Hob | — |
| 4 | English | robin | Any of various passerine birds of the families... |
| 5 | Middle English | Robin | — |
| 6 | Old French | Robert | a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing |
| 7 | Frankish | berht | bright |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |