Where does “Fuchsian” come from?
Fuchsian (English) comes from English Fuchs, from German Fuchs, from German Feist, from Middle High German veizet, from Old High German feizzit, from Proto-West Germanic faitid, from Proto-West Germanic fait, from Proto-Germanic faitaz — fat, milk.
Fuchsian (English): Of or relating to Lazarus Fuchs (1833–1902), German mathematician
Definitions
- Of or relating to Lazarus Fuchs (1833–1902), German mathematician
Ancestry of “Fuchsian”, step by step
Fuchsian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Fuchs
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Fuchs | — |
| 2 | German | Fuchs | fox; a clever or cunning person; a red-haired... |
| 3 | German | Feist | fart |
| 4 | Middle High German | veizet | — |
| 5 | Old High German | feizzit | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | faitid | fattened, made fat |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | fait | fat |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | faitaz | fat |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | poyH- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
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 | — |