Where does “Oxonian” come from?

Oxonian (English) comes from Latin Oxonia, from Old English Oxnaford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Oxonian (English): Of or pertaining to Oxford or to the University...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Oxford or to the University...

Ancestry of “Oxonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinOxoniaOxfordshire
2Old EnglishOxnafordOxford
3Old Englishfordford
4Proto-West Germanicfurduford
5Proto-Germanicfurduzford
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpértuscrossing
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pértus →