Where does “Bloomian” come from?
Bloomian (English) comes from English Bloom, from Swedish Blom, from Swedish blomma, from Old Swedish blōme, from Old Norse blómi, from Proto-Germanic blōmô, from Proto-Germanic blōaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
Bloomian (English): Of or relating to Harold Bloom (1930–2019), American literary critic and editor
Definitions
- Of or relating to Harold Bloom (1930–2019), American literary critic and editor
Ancestry of “Bloomian”, step by step
Bloomian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Bloom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Bloom | A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud |
| 2 | Swedish | Blom | — |
| 3 | Swedish | blomma | a flower; wife; to flower, to bloom, to blossom |
| 4 | Old Swedish | blōme | flower |
| 5 | Old Norse | blómi | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | blōmô | flower |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | blōaną | to bloom, to flower |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |
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 | — |