Where does “Fingallian” come from?
Fingallian (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.
Fingallian (English): An extinct variety of English formerly spoken in Fingal, Ireland, thought to have been an offshoot of Middle English
Definitions
- An extinct variety of English formerly spoken in Fingal, Ireland, thought to have been an offshoot of Middle English
Ancestry of “Fingallian”, step by step
Fingallian 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 Fingal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fingal | best known in Scotland |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | Fionnghall | — |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | fionn | fair; white; cataract |
| 4 | Old Irish | find | white |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | white-headed, white-faced |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |