Where does “Pinterian” come from?

Pinterian (English) comes from English pinter, from English pint, from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin pincta, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Pinterian (English): Of or relating to Harold Pinter (1930–2008), English dramatist, or his works

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Harold Pinter (1930–2008), English dramatist, or his works

Ancestry of “Pinterian”, step by step

Pinterian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English pinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpinterThe drinking of a certain number of pints of...
2EnglishpintA unit of volume, equivalent to; A pint of milk;...
3Middle Englishpintepint
4Old Frenchpinte
5Vulgar Latinpinctaa mark used to indicate a level of quantity...
6LatinPictusa Pict, a resident of early Scotland
7Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
8Proto-Italic-tus
9Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus
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