Where does “Franklinian” come from?
Franklinian (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.
Franklinian (English): Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin, scientist...
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin, scientist...
Ancestry of “Franklinian”, step by step
Franklinian 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 Franklin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Franklin | A one-hundred-dollar bill, which carries the... |
| 2 | Middle English | frankelein | freeholder |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | fraunclein | a landowner of free, but not noble birth |
| 4 | Old French | fraunc | free |
| 5 | Frankish | Frankō | a Frank |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | frankô | spear, javelin; a Frank |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | prAng- | pole, stalk |