Where does “IITian” come from?
IITian (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.
IITian (English): An alum of one of the Indian Institutes of...
Definitions
- An alum of one of the Indian Institutes of...
Ancestry of “IITian”, step by step
IITian 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 IIT
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | IIT | Initialism of Indian Institute of Technology |
| 2 | English | eat | To ingest |
| 3 | Middle English | eten | To eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To... |
| 4 | Old English | eoten | giant, monster |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | etunaz | an overeater, glutton; a giant |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |