Where does “Napierian” come from?
Napierian (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.
Napierian (English): Of or relating to John Napier (1550–1617), Scottish mathematician who discovered logarithms
Definitions
- Of or relating to John Napier (1550–1617), Scottish mathematician who discovered logarithms
Ancestry of “Napierian”, step by step
Napierian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Napier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Napier | for someone who sold table linen, or was in charge of the linen of a great house |