Where does “Robinsonian” come from?
Robinsonian (English) comes from English Robinson, from English robin, from Middle English Robin, from Old French Robert, from Frankish berht, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂- — army.
Robinsonian (English): Suggestive of the fictional Robinson Crusoe, a resourceful castaway on a desert island
Definitions
- Suggestive of the fictional Robinson Crusoe, a resourceful castaway on a desert island
Ancestry of “Robinsonian”, step by step
Robinsonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Robinson
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Robinson | A placename given to several towns in the United States |
| 2 | English | robin | Any of various passerine birds of the families... |
| 3 | Middle English | Robin | — |
| 4 | Old French | Robert | a Germanic (Old Frankish) borrowing |
| 5 | Frankish | berht | bright |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | berhtaz | bright, shining |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrabnaz | raven |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorh₂- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
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 | — |