Where does “Frederician” come from?
Frederician (English) comes from English Frederick, from German Friedrich, from Old High German Fridurih, from Proto-West Germanic Friþurīk, from Proto-Germanic Friþurīks, from Proto-Germanic rīks, from Proto-Celtic rīxs, from Proto-Indo-European h₃rḗǵs — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Frederician (English): pertaining to Frederick the Great or to the time...
Definitions
- pertaining to Frederick the Great or to the time...
Ancestry of “Frederician”, step by step
Frederician traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Frederick
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Frederick | — |
| 2 | German | Friedrich | Frederick |
| 3 | Old High German | Fridurih | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | Friþurīk | A male given name |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Friþurīks | peaceful ruler; peace king, peaceful ruler; prace... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
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 | — |