Where does “Asterixian” come from?
Asterixian (English) comes from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון, from Moroccan Arabic خنونة.
Asterixian (English): Of or relating to Asterix, a French comic-book series known for its puns and its stereotypes of various nationalities
Definitions
- Of or relating to Asterix, a French comic-book series known for its puns and its stereotypes of various nationalities
Ancestry of “Asterixian”, step by step
Asterixian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ian | — |
| 2 | Irish | Eoin | John any of several people in the Bible |
| 3 | Old Irish | Iohain | John apostle |
| 4 | Latin | Iōannēs | John biblical persons |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 6 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 7 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 8 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | mucus, snot |
| 9 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |
via English Asterix
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Asterix | A series of French comic books written by René Goscinny and illustrated by Albert Uderzo about an Ancient Gaul named Asterix |
| 2 | French | Astérix | Asterix the comic character |
| 3 | French | astérisque | asterisk |
| 4 | Late Latin | asteriscus | a small star, an asterisk |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀστερίσκος | little star; asterisk, the mark *; Italian aster |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́σκος | Noun-forming diminutive suffix |