Where does “Bernardian” come from?
Bernardian (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.
Bernardian (English): Of or relating to Claude Bernard (1813–1878), French physiologist
Definitions
- Of or relating to Claude Bernard (1813–1878), French physiologist
Ancestry of “Bernardian”, step by step
Bernardian 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 bernard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bernard | Shortened form of Saint Bernard |
| 2 | Middle English | Bernard | — |
| 3 | Old French | Bernard | — |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | Bernardus | — |
| 5 | Frankish | Bernhard | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | Bernuharduz | A male given name |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | harduz | hard; brave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kert- | times; to weave, twist together; time |
| 9 | Proto-Turkic | *keŕ- | to travel, tour |