Where does “Bataillean” come from?

Bataillean (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.

Bataillean (English): Of or pertaining to Georges Bataille (1897–1962), French writer

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Georges Bataille (1897–1962), French writer

Ancestry of “Bataillean”, step by step

Bataillean 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 Bataille

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBataille
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos