Etymograph

English

Merlinesque

From Merlin + -esque.

Formed from Merlin + -esque

Proto-Germanic *smirilaz ‘falcon, merlin’

Frankish *smiril ‘falcon, hawk’

Old French emerillon

Middle English merlioun

English Merlin

Today it means

adj Reminiscent of the legendary wizard Merlin.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Merlinesque