Where does “NITian” come from?

NITian (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.

NITian (English): An alum of one of the National Institutes of Technology

Definitions

  1. An alum of one of the National Institutes of Technology

Ancestry of “NITian”, step by step

NITian 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 nit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnitThe egg of a louse; A young louse; A head louse...
2Latinniteresecond-person singular future active indicative...
3LatinniteoI am radiant, shine, look bright, glitter,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanney-to shine; to be aroused, shine; to be excited
5Cebuano-hi
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة
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