Where does “Proppian” come from?
Proppian (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.
Proppian (English): Of or relating to Vladimir Propp (Russian: Владимир Пропп; 1895–1970), Soviet formalist scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales
Definitions
- Of or relating to Vladimir Propp (Russian: Владимир Пропп; 1895–1970), Soviet formalist scholar who analyzed the basic plot components of Russian folk tales
Ancestry of “Proppian”, step by step
Proppian 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 | — |