Where does “Kellerian” come from?
Kellerian (English) comes from English Keller, from German Keller, from Middle High German keller, from Old High German kellari, from Proto-West Germanic *kellārī, from Latin cellārium, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um.
Kellerian (English): Of or relating to Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Swiss poet and writer of German literature
Definitions
- Of or relating to Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Swiss poet and writer of German literature
Ancestry of “Kellerian”, step by step
Kellerian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Keller
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Keller | A beer cellar in Germany or Austria |
| 2 | German | Keller | cellar; basement |
| 3 | Middle High German | keller | — |
| 4 | Old High German | kellari | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *kellārī | cellar, storeroom |
| 6 | Latin | cellārium | storeroom, larder, cellar, pantry |
| 7 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 8 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |
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 | — |