Where does “Nixon” come from?
Nixon is an English surname derived from the Middle English given name Nix, itself from Old English Nīcol, ultimately from Latin Nicolaus meaning "victory of the people."
Nixon (English): A drug of low quality and low potency passed off...
Definitions
- A drug of low quality and low potency passed off...
Ancestry of “Nixon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Nick | A small cut in a surface |
| 2 | English | nickname | A familiar, invented name for a person or thing... |
| 3 | Middle English | nekename | — |
| 4 | Middle English | ekename | A nickname |
| 5 | Middle English | eke | also, additional |
| 6 | Old English | ēaca | an addition, increase, eeking; addition,... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aukô | increase, addition |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aukaną | to increase, to grow |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂weg- | to increase, to enlarge |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ug- | — |