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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

  1. A drug of low quality and low potency passed off...

Ancestry of “Nixon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishNick—
2EnglishnicknameA familiar, invented name for a person or thing...
3Middle Englishnekename—
4Middle EnglishekenameA nickname
5Middle Englishekealso, additional
6Old Englishēacaan addition, increase, eeking; addition,...
7Proto-Germanicaukôincrease, addition
8Proto-Germanicaukanąto increase, to grow
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewg-to increase, to enlarge
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weg-to increase, to enlarge
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ug-—

Words derived from “Nixon”

  • Nixonian
  • Nixonite
  • Nixonism
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