Where does “Pinterian” come from?
Pinterian (English) comes from English pinter, from English pint, from Middle English pinte, from Old French pinte, from Vulgar Latin pincta, from Latin Pictus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
Pinterian (English): Of or relating to Harold Pinter (1930–2008), English dramatist, or his works
Definitions
- Of or relating to Harold Pinter (1930–2008), English dramatist, or his works
Ancestry of “Pinterian”, step by step
Pinterian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pinter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pinter | The drinking of a certain number of pints of... |
| 2 | English | pint | A unit of volume, equivalent to; A pint of milk;... |
| 3 | Middle English | pinte | pint |
| 4 | Old French | pinte | — |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | pincta | a mark used to indicate a level of quantity... |
| 6 | Latin | Pictus | a Pict, a resident of early Scotland |
| 7 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
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 | — |