Where does “Sullivanian” come from?
Sullivanian (English) comes from English Sullivan, from English O'Sullivan, from Irish Ó Súilleabháin, from Irish Ó, from Irish ua, from Old Irish áue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos — grandfather.
Sullivanian (English): A member of an unorthodox and controversial psychotherapy group in New York City from the 1960s to the 1980s, led by Saul B. Newton, promoting a distorted version of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan's views
Definitions
- A member of an unorthodox and controversial psychotherapy group in New York City from the 1960s to the 1980s, led by Saul B. Newton, promoting a distorted version of psychiatrist Harry Stack Sullivan's views
Ancestry of “Sullivanian”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sullivan | A placename |
| 2 | English | O'Sullivan | — |
| 3 | Irish | Ó Súilleabháin | — |
| 4 | Irish | Ó | Alternative form of ó used in surnames |
| 5 | Irish | ua | Archaic form of ó |
| 6 | Old Irish | áue | grandson |
| 7 | Primitive Irish | ᚐᚃᚔ | descendant |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | awyos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewh₂yos | grandfather |