Where does “Virgilian” come from?

Virgilian derives from English Virgil combined with the Latin suffix -ianus, tracing back through Latin -ius, -um, and -ius to Proto-Indo-European -yós and -ós via Proto-Italic -os.

Virgilian (English): Of or pertaining to Virgil

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Virgil

Ancestry of “Virgilian”, 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 →