The Rice University Neologisms Database

1. Capturing the essence of Harry Potter’s personality 2. capturing the essence of the magical wizarding community present in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series Apparent meaning, etymology, and type of word formation: Capturing the essence of that magical spark pervading through J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series; legitimately relating, similar in manner to the wizarding world in Harry Potter. This word was formed by analogy: taking Harry Potter’s last name, and applying the suffix “-esque”, similar to words such as “Dantesque” and “Romanesque.” The suffix “-esque” means ‘resembling the style or characteristics of’ from the French –esque and Italian suffix –esco coming from the medieval Latin suffix –iscus. “Potter” in this case is young wizard Harry’s last name, but the word “Potter” itself is formed from the Late Old English pottere by combining the words “pot” and “-er.” “Pot” came from the Late Old English or early Middle English pott, cognate with Old Frisian pot and the Middle Dutch pot. The suffix “-er” came from Middle English, from Old English –re, and originally from the Latin suffix –ārius was added to nouns meaning ‘a man who is associated with.’ Possible reason used: The speaker wished to succinctly express the unique situation in Harry’s wizarding world and the one-of-a-kind magic present through J.K. Rowling’s books. Apparently, for this individual, this trademark of the typical Harry Potter character was not present in the fourth movie just released. Harry’s personality did not effuse throughout the movie, and the speaker wised to explain her feelings. This word would most likely be used among Harry Potter fan circles, in which all individuals are quite familiar with the inner details of J.K. Rowling’s books.