Where does “bohemian” come from?
Bohemian comes from French bohémien, from French Bohême, from Middle French -ien, from Old French -ien, from Latin -ianus, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European roots.
bohemian (English): An unconventional or nonconformist artist or...
Definitions
- An unconventional or nonconformist artist or...
Ancestry of “bohemian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | bohémien | gypsy, Romani; Bohemian |
| 2 | French | -ien | Denotes where something or someone is from; -ian;... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ien | -ian |
| 4 | Old French | -ien | -ian |
| 5 | Latin | -iānus | — |
| 6 | Latin | -ānus | — |
Words derived from “bohemian”