Where does “Bretonian” come from?
Bretonian (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.
Bretonian (English): Of or relating to André Breton (1896–1966), French writer, anarchist, and founder of surrealism
Definitions
- Of or relating to André Breton (1896–1966), French writer, anarchist, and founder of surrealism
Ancestry of “Bretonian”, step by step
Bretonian 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 Breton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Breton | A person from Brittany; The Celtic language of... |
| 2 | French | Breton | the Breton language |
| 3 | Old French | Breton | Breton |
| 4 | Latin | britto | a Briton |
| 5 | Latin | Brittania | Britain |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Βρεττανία | the British Isles |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |