Where does “oxoniensis” come from?
oxoniensis (Latin) comes from Latin Oxonia, from Old English Oxnaford, from Old English ford, from Proto-West Germanic furdu, from Proto-Germanic furduz, from Proto-Indo-European pértus, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
oxoniensis (Latin): Oxonian
Ancestry of “oxoniensis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | Oxonia | Oxfordshire |
| 2 | Old English | Oxnaford | Oxford |
| 3 | Old English | ford | ford |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | furdu | ford |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furduz | ford |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pértus | crossing |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |