Where does “Thucydidesian” come from?
Thucydidesian (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.
Thucydidesian (English): Of or pertaining to the writings of Thucydides
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to the writings of Thucydides
Ancestry of “Thucydidesian”, step by step
Thucydidesian 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 Thucydides
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Thucydides | A great ancient Greek historian (–) and author of the History of the Peloponnesian War, which recounts the 5th century war between Sparta and Athens to the year 411 |
| 2 | Latin | Thūcȳdides | A celebrated Greek historian |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Θουκυδίδης | in particular, the fifth century BC historian Thucydides |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Θεός | God |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |