Where does “Atarian” come from?

Atarian (English) comes from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

Atarian (English): A person with an interest, or commercial involvement, in Atari computers

Definitions

  1. A person with an interest, or commercial involvement, in Atari computers

Ancestry of “Atarian”, step by step

Atarian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ān

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishān—
2Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
3Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
4Proto-West Germanicainone
5Proto-Germanicainazone; some
6Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English Atari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishAtariAn Atari video game system or computer, such as...
2Japanese当たりa hit; a winning or correct guess; atari, a...
3Japanese当たるhit; win; be correct, be exactly right
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ainaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic ain →