Where does “Mephistophelean” come from?

Mephistophelean (English) comes from English -ean, from Latin -ānus — Of or pertaining to; -ian.

Mephistophelean (English): Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

Definitions

  1. Showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil

Ancestry of “Mephistophelean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-eanForms adjectives, usually from proper nouns
2Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian

Words derived from “Mephistophelean”

Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from English -ean →