Where does “Sargonic” come from?
Sargonic (English) comes from English Sargon, from Hebrew סַרְגוֹן, from Akkadian Šarrum-kīn, from Akkadian šarrum — king.
Sargonic (English): of or pertaining to Sargon of Akkad or Assyria
Definitions
- of or pertaining to Sargon of Akkad or Assyria
Ancestry of “Sargonic”, step by step
Sargonic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Sargon
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sargon | An Akkadian emperor famous for his conquest of the Sumerian city-states in the 24th and 23rd centuries BCE |
| 2 | Hebrew | סַרְגוֹן | — |
| 3 | Akkadian | Šarrum-kīn | Sargon of Akkad, Sargon the Great (the first ruler of the Akkadian Empire) |
| 4 | Akkadian | šarrum | king |
via English ic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ic | related or pertaining to; having the character of |