Where does “De Vriesian” come from?
De Vriesian (English) comes from English de Vries, from Dutch de Vries, from Dutch fries, from French Frise, from Middle French frise, from Italian fris, from Medieval Latin frisum, from Latin frigium.
De Vriesian (English): Of or relating to the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935)
Definitions
- Of or relating to the Dutch botanist Hugo de Vries (1848–1935)
Ancestry of “De Vriesian”, step by step
De Vriesian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English de Vries
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | de Vries | — |
| 2 | Dutch | de Vries | de Vries |
| 3 | Dutch | fries | frieze; Frisian horse |
| 4 | French | Frise | — |
| 5 | Middle French | frise | — |
| 6 | Italian | fris | — |
| 7 | Medieval Latin | frisum | — |
| 8 | Latin | frigium | — |
| 9 | Arabic | إِفْرِيز | king beam, cornice |
| 10 | Classical Syriac | ܦܪܝܙܘܡܐ | — |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | περίζωμα | A loincloth worn around the waist |
| 12 | Ancient Greek | περῐ- | around; very; round about |
| 13 | Ancient Greek | κῦμα | swell, wave, billow; fetus, embryo |
| 14 | Proto-Hellenic | kūmə | swell, wave |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱúh₁mn̥ | — |
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 | — |