Where does “Durkheimian” come from?
Durkheimian derives from English Durkheim with the Latin suffix -ianus, itself from Latin -ius, continuing Latin -um and Latin -us, from Proto-Indo-European -yós and Proto-Italic -os, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -ós.
Durkheimian (English): Of or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French positivist sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to David Émile Durkheim (1858-1917), French positivist sociologist commonly cited as the principal architect of modern social science
Ancestry of “Durkheimian”, step by step
Durkheimian 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 Durkheim
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Durkheim | — |