Where does “Binetian” come from?
Binetian (English) comes from English Binet, from French robinet, from French Robin, from Old French Robert, from Frankish berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
Binetian (English): Of or pertaining to Alfred Binet (1857–1911), French psychologist and inventor of an early intelligence test
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Alfred Binet (1857–1911), French psychologist and inventor of an early intelligence test
Ancestry of “Binetian”, step by step
Binetian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Binet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Binet | — |
| 2 | French | robinet | tap UK, faucet US |
| 3 | French | Robin | sheep, calf |
| 4 | Old French | Robert | a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing |
| 5 | Frankish | berht | bright |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 | — |