Where does “Edelmanian” come from?
Edelmanian (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.
Edelmanian (English): Of or relating to Lee Edelman (born 1953), scholar of modern poetry and queer theory
Definitions
- Of or relating to Lee Edelman (born 1953), scholar of modern poetry and queer theory
Ancestry of “Edelmanian”, step by step
Edelmanian 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 Edelman
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Edelman | — |
| 2 | German | Edelmann | nobleman, noble |
| 3 | German | edel | noble; elegant, classy, high-quality |
| 4 | Middle High German | edel | noble |
| 5 | Old High German | adal | noble; nobility; noble race |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | aþal | nobility; race |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |