Where does “Mathesonian” come from?

Mathesonian (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.

Mathesonian (English): Of or relating to Richard Matheson (1926–2013), American author and screenwriter, primarily in the genres of fantasy, horror, and science fiction

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Richard Matheson (1926–2013), American author and screenwriter, primarily in the genres of fantasy, horror, and science fiction

Ancestry of “Mathesonian”, step by step

Mathesonian 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 Matheson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishMathesonnamed after Duncan Matheson
2EnglishMatthewof biblical origin
3EnglishMatheu
4Old FrenchMathieu
5Latinmatthaeusof biblical origin
6Ancient GreekΜατθαῖοςdisciple of Jesus in Christianity
7Hebrewמַתִּתְיָהוּ
8HebrewיהוהYHWH, Yahweh, Jehovah; God; Yahweh
9Proto-Semitic*haway-to be, to become, to fall, to happen
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة