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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Hopkins | — |
| 2 | English | Hob | — |
| 3 | Middle English | Hob | — |
| 4 | English | robin | Any of various passerine birds of the families... |
| 5 | Middle English | Robin | — |
| 6 | Old French | Robert | — |
| 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 |