Where does “Irishian” come from?
Irishian (English) comes from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.
Irishian (English): A scholar of the Irish language
Definitions
- A scholar of the Irish language
Ancestry of “Irishian”, step by step
Irishian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Irish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 2 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 3 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 4 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 5 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 9 | 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 | — |