Where does “Athanasian” come from?
Athanasian comes from English Athanasius, from Italian -ana, from Ancient Greek Ἀθανάσιος, with the suffix ultimately from Latin -us through Proto-Italic -os.
Athanasian (English): Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria
Definitions
- Of or relating to Athanasius of Alexandria
Ancestry of “Athanasian”, step by step
Athanasian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Athanasius
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Athanasius | — |
| 2 | Latin | Athanasius | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἀθανάσιος | immortal |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἀθάνατος | undying, immortal; everlasting, perpetual;... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |