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Where does “Richardsonian” come from?

Richardsonian (English) comes from English Richardson, from English Richard, from Middle English Rycharde, from Old French Richard, from Medieval Latin Richardus, from Frankish Rīkahard, from Proto-Germanic Rīkaharduz, from Proto-Germanic rīks — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

Richardsonian (English): Of or relating to Henry Hobson Richardson ,...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Henry Hobson Richardson ,...

Ancestry of “Richardsonian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichardson—
2EnglishRichard—
3Middle EnglishRycharde—
4Old FrenchRichard—
5Medieval LatinRichardus—
6FrankishRīkahard—
7Proto-GermanicRīkaharduzA male given name
8Proto-Germanicrīksking, ruler
9Proto-Celticrīxsking
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃rḗǵsking, ruler
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just
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