Where does “Rothian” come from?

Rothian (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.

Rothian (English): Of or relating to Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist

Ancestry of “Rothian”, step by step

Rothian 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 Roth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishRoth
Every word from Arabic خُنَّة