Where does “Ternopilian” come from?
Ternopilian (English) comes from English Ternopil, from Ukrainian Терно́піль, from Polish Tarnopol, from Polish Tarnowski, from Polish Tarnów, from Proto-Slavic tьrnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tirnas, from Proto-Indo-European tr̥nós — strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to...
Ternopilian (English): Of or relating to Ternopil
Definitions
- Of or relating to Ternopil
Ancestry of “Ternopilian”, step by step
Ternopilian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ternopil
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ternopil | — |
| 2 | Ukrainian | Терно́піль | — |
| 3 | Polish | Tarnopol | — |
| 4 | Polish | Tarnowski | of Tarnów |
| 5 | Polish | Tarnów | — |
| 6 | Proto-Slavic | tьrnъ | thorn; blackthorn, sloe-tree |
| 7 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tirnas | thorn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tr̥nós | sharp, stiff |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ter- | strong, firm, stiff, rigid; rigid, stiff; to... |
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 | — |