Where does “Pasternakian” come from?
Pasternakian (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.
Pasternakian (English): Of or relating to Boris Pasternak (Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к; 1890–1960), Russian poet, novelist, and translator
Definitions
- Of or relating to Boris Pasternak (Бори́с Леони́дович Пастерна́к; 1890–1960), Russian poet, novelist, and translator
Ancestry of “Pasternakian”, step by step
Pasternakian 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 Pasternak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Pasternak | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Пастернак | parsnip |
| 3 | Polish | Pasternak | parsnip |
| 4 | Middle High German | [[pasternack]], [[pasternacke]] | — |
| 5 | Old High German | pestinac | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *pastinakā | parsnip |
| 7 | Latin | pastinaca | parsnip; stingray |
| 8 | Latin | pastinum | A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of... |