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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة

via English IIT

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIITInitialism of Indian Institute of Technology
2EnglisheatTo ingest
3Middle EnglishetenTo eat, devour; To consume or have a meal; To...
4Old Englisheotengiant, monster
5Proto-Germanicetunazan overeater, glutton; a giant
6Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון