Where does “Kinderhookian” come from?

Kinderhookian (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.

Kinderhookian (English): An age from 359.2 ± 2.5 to 348 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous

Definitions

  1. An age from 359.2 ± 2.5 to 348 million years ago, a subdivision of the Carboniferous

Ancestry of “Kinderhookian”, step by step

Kinderhookian 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 Kinderhook

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishKinderhookAny of various other towns and places named for the original
2Dutchhoekcorner; angle
3Middle Dutchhoec
4Middle Dutchhuoc
5Proto-West Germanichōk
6Proto-Germanichōkazhook
7Proto-Indo-Europeankog-
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון
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