Where does “Johnnie” come from?
Johnnie is an English diminutive formation from John using the English suffix -y, which derives from Middle English -y, Middle French -ie, Latin -ia, and ultimately Proto-Indo-European -kos.
Ancestry of “Johnnie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | john | A prostitute's client; A device or place to... |
| 2 | Middle English | John | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | Jehan | John |
| 4 | Latin | Iōhannēs | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |