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Where does “Kissingerian” come from?

Kissingerian (English) comes from English Kissinger, from German -er, from Old High German -āri, from Proto-West Germanic -ārī, from Proto-Germanic -ārijaz, from Latin -ārius, from Proto-Italic *-āzios.

Kissingerian (English): Of or pertaining to Henry Kissinger , German-born...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Henry Kissinger , German-born...

Ancestry of “Kissingerian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKissinger—
2German-erForms agent nouns etc. from verbs, suffixed to...
3Old High German-āri—
4Proto-West Germanic-ārī-er
5Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
6Latin-ārius—
7Proto-Italic*-āzios—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-āzios →