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Where does “topiarian” come from?

topiarian (English) comes from English topiary, from Latin topiarius, from Latin topia, from Ancient Greek τόπια, from Ancient Greek τόπιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

topiarian (English): Of or pertaining to topiary

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to topiary

Ancestry of “topiarian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtopiaryOf, or relating to art of topiaries; Of a tree or...
2Latintopiariuslandscape gardener, nurseryman; related to...
3Latintopiaornamental gardening, landscape painting
4Ancient Greekτόπιαartistic representation in which natural or...
5Ancient Greekτόπιονfield, landscape
6Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
7Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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