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Where does “Jacobsian” come from?

Jacobsian (English) comes from English Jacobs, from Dutch -s, from Hungarian -sz, from Proto-Slavic sь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic śis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Jacobsian (English): Of or relating to Jane Jacobs , American-Canadian...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Jane Jacobs , American-Canadian...

Ancestry of “Jacobsian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishJacobsTesticles
2Dutch-sUsed to form regular plurals of nouns that end in...
3Hungarian-szUsed to form the second-person singular present...
4Proto-Slavicsьthis
5Proto-Balto-Slavicśisthis here
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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