Where does “Hertzian” come from?
Hertzian (English) comes from French hertzien, from French hertz, from German Hertz, from German Herz, from Middle High German herze, from Old High German herza, from Proto-West Germanic hertā, from Proto-Germanic hertô — heart.
Hertzian (English): Of or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz and his work
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to Heinrich Hertz and his work
Ancestry of “Hertzian”, step by step
Hertzian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via French hertzien
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hertzien | Hertzian |
| 2 | French | hertz | hertz |
| 3 | German | Hertz | hertz; Obsolete spelling of Herz |
| 4 | German | Herz | heart; hearts; sweetheart, darling |
| 5 | Middle High German | herze | heart |
| 6 | Old High German | herza | heart |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | hertā | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
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 Hertz
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Hertz | Alternative letter-case form of hertz |