Where does “Richterian” come from?

Richterian (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.

Richterian (English): Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Richter

Definitions

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Richter

Ancestry of “Richterian”, step by step

Richterian 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 English Richter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRichterFollowed by a decimal number: A Richter scale magnitude to indicate the severity of an earthquake. "Richter" is prefixed to the magnitude value. This has generally been superseded by the Moment-Magnitude Scale
2GermanRichterjudge
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון
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