Where does “Mandelbrotian” come from?
Mandelbrotian (English) comes from English mandelbrot, from German Mandelbrot, from German brōt, from Middle High German brōt, from Old High German brōt, from Proto-West Germanic braud, from English Berwald, from Proto-West Germanic berō — to pierce; to strike; brown.
Mandelbrotian (English): Of or relating to the work, or theory developed from the work, of mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot
Definitions
- Of or relating to the work, or theory developed from the work, of mathematician Benoit Mandelbrot
Ancestry of “Mandelbrotian”, step by step
Mandelbrotian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English mandelbrot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mandelbrot | A sort of cookie-like hard, sweet bread usually... |
| 2 | German | Mandelbrot | almond bread, almond biscuit, biscotto, cantuccio |
| 3 | German | brōt | bread |
| 4 | Middle High German | brōt | bread |
| 5 | Old High German | brōt | bread |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | braud | bread |
| 7 | English | Berwald | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | berō | bear |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | berô | bear |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
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 | — |