Where does “Semipelagian” come from?

Semipelagian (English) comes from English Pelagian, from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.

Semipelagian (English): A believer in Semipelagianism

Definitions

  1. A believer in Semipelagianism

Ancestry of “Semipelagian”, step by step

Semipelagian traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English Pelagian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPelagianOf or pertaining to Pelagius (circa 354–420/440), an ascetic who denied the need for divine aid in performing good works
2Englishian
3IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
4Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
5LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
6Ancient GreekἸωάννης
7HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
8Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
9Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
10Arabicخُنَّة

via English semi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsemiA semi-detached house; A semitrailer; a...
2Englishsemi-half; partial, incomplete; somewhat, rather,...
3Latinsēmi-half
4Proto-Indo-Europeansēmihalf; partially

via Swedish pelagian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpelagiana Pelagian
Every word from Arabic خُنَّةEvery word from Moroccan Arabic خنونةEvery word from Hebrew חנון