Where does “Cattellian” come from?

Cattellian (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.

Cattellian (English): Of or pertaining to Raymond Cattell (1905–1998), influential British and American psychologist

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to Raymond Cattell (1905–1998), influential British and American psychologist

Ancestry of “Cattellian”, step by step

Cattellian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian—
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης—
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة—

via English Cattell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCattell—
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة →Every word from Moroccan Arabic خنونة →Every word from Hebrew חנון →