Where does “vaudevillian” come from?

vaudevillian (English) comes from English -ian, from English Hobbesian, from English Hobbes, from English Robert, from Anglo-Norman Robert.

vaudevillian (English): Someone who performs in vaudeville; Pertaining to...

Definitions

  1. Someone who performs in vaudeville; Pertaining to...

Ancestry of “vaudevillian”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ianFrom, related to, or like; One from, belonging...
2EnglishHobbesianInvolving unrestrained, selfish, and uncivilized...
3EnglishHobbesa surname
4EnglishRobert—
5Anglo-NormanRobert—
Every word from Anglo-Norman Robert →Every word from English -ian →Every word from English Robert →
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