Where does “Machenian” come from?
Machenian (English) comes from English Machen, from Old French maçon, from Latin maciō, from Frankish makōn, from Proto-West Germanic -ōn, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Machenian (English): Of or relating to Arthur Machen (1863–1947), Welsh author and mystic, known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction
Definitions
- Of or relating to Arthur Machen (1863–1947), Welsh author and mystic, known for his influential supernatural, fantasy, and horror fiction
Ancestry of “Machenian”, step by step
Machenian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Machen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Machen | OS grid ref ST2189 |
| 2 | Old French | maçon | mason; builder |
| 3 | Latin | maciō | mason |
| 4 | Frankish | makōn | to build, make, work; to work, build, make; to... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -ōn | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
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 | — |