Where does “Roswellian” come from?

Roswellian (English) comes from English Roswell, from Middle English Roweshill, from Old English hyll, from Albanian hulli, from Proto-Germanic hulliz, from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís, from Proto-Indo-European kelH- — to rise, to be tall; hill.

Roswellian (English): Of or relating to the Roswell UFO incident and...

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the Roswell UFO incident and...

Ancestry of “Roswellian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRoswell—
2Middle EnglishRoweshill—
3Old Englishhyllhill
4Albanianhullifurrow
5Proto-Germanichullizhill
6Proto-Indo-Europeankl̥Hníshill
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankelH-to rise, to be tall; hill
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kl̥Hnís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hulliz →