Where does “Erisian” come from?
Erisian (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.
Erisian (English): Of or relating to Eris
Definitions
- Of or relating to Eris
Ancestry of “Erisian”, step by step
Erisian 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 Eris
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Eris | The goddess of discord and strife, whose apple of discord sparked events that eventually led to the Trojan War; equated by Homer with Enyo (goddess of violent war) and identified with the Roman goddess Discordia; the same figure as principal deity of Discordianism, regarded as the goddess of disorde |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἔρις | strife, quarrel; contention, rivalry; political... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |