Where does “Cornwallian” come from?
Cornwallian (English) comes from English Cornwall, from Old English Cornwealas, from Old English Wēalas, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.
Cornwallian (English): Of or relating to Cornwall; A native or...
Definitions
- Of or relating to Cornwall; A native or...
Ancestry of “Cornwallian”, step by step
Cornwallian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cornwall
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cornwall | The country of the Cornish, currently having the status of a royal duchy in England belonging to the male heir apparent to the reigning monarch, and consisting at least of the Cornwall County and the Isles of Scilly |
| 2 | Old English | Cornwealas | Cornwall, inhabitants of Cornwall |
| 3 | Old English | Wēalas | the Welsh |
| 4 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |
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 | — |