Where does “Atlantian” come from?
Atlantian (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.
Atlantian (English): Alternative spelling of Atlantean; Alternative...
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of Atlantean; Alternative...
Ancestry of “Atlantian”, step by step
Atlantian traces back through 3 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 Atlas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlas | A particular model or individual missile of the... |
| 2 | French | Atlas | Atlas son of Iapetus and Clymene, leader of the Titans ordered by Zeus to support the sky on his shoulders |
| 3 | Latin | Ātlās | the Titan Atlas |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἄτλας | the ‘Bearer’ of Heaven; Atlas; the 'Bearer' of... |
| 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 |
via English Atlanta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Atlanta | — |
| 2 | English | Atlantic | Pertaining to the Atlantic Ocean; Pertaining to... |
| 3 | Middle English | Atlantyke | Atlantic |
| 4 | Latin | Atlanticus | Atlantic |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἀτλαντικός | of Atlas |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ικός | of or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -κός | forms adjectives with the sense of 'of or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |