Where does “Taylorian” come from?
Taylorian (English) comes from English Taylor, from English tailor, from Middle English taillour, from Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French taillier, from Latin taliō, from Latin tālis, from Proto-Indo-European tód — this; that.
Taylorian (English): Of or relating to the architect Sir Robert Taylor...
Definitions
- Of or relating to the architect Sir Robert Taylor...
Ancestry of “Taylorian”, step by step
Taylorian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Taylor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Taylor | A placename |
| 2 | English | tailor | A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes... |
| 3 | Middle English | taillour | tailor |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | taillour | tailor |
| 5 | Old French | taillier | to cut; to shape |
| 6 | Latin | taliō | punishment equal to the injury sustained; retaliation |
| 7 | Latin | tālis | such |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
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 | — |