Where does “Pohlian” come from?

Pohlian (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.

Pohlian (English): Of or relating to Frederik Pohl (1919–2013), American writer of science fiction

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Frederik Pohl (1919–2013), American writer of science fiction

Ancestry of “Pohlian”, step by step

Pohlian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة

via German Pohl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPohla post or pole, particularly a traffic bollard
2GermanPfahlstake, picket, pale; pale
3Old High Germanpfālstake
4Latinpālusswamp, marsh, morass, bog, fen, pool
5Proto-Italicpākslos
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-slos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂ǵ-to attach
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة
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