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

  1. An unconventional or nonconformist artist or...

Ancestry of “bohemian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbohémiengypsy, Romani; Bohemian
2French-ienDenotes where something or someone is from; -ian;...
3Middle French-ien-ian
4Old French-ien-ian
5Latin-iānus—
6Latin-ānusOf or pertaining to; -ian
Every word from Latin -ānus →Every word from French -ien →Every word from Latin -iānus →