Where does “Sextonian” come from?
Sextonian (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.
Sextonian (English): Of or relating to Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet known for her highly personal confessional verse
Definitions
- Of or relating to Anne Sexton (1928–1974), American poet known for her highly personal confessional verse
Ancestry of “Sextonian”, step by step
Sextonian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | — |
via English Sexton
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sexton | A church official who looks after a church building and its graveyard and may act as a gravedigger and bell ringer |
| 2 | Old French | segrestien | — |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | sacristanus | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | sacrista | sexton; sacristan, vestryman |
| 5 | Latin | sacer | sacred, holy, dedicated (to a divinity), consecrated, hallowed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sh₂krós | sacred |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂k- | sacred |