Where does “Waldorfian” come from?
Waldorfian (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.
Waldorfian (English): Of or relating to Waldorf education
Definitions
- Of or relating to Waldorf education
Ancestry of “Waldorfian”, step by step
Waldorfian 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 Waldorf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Waldorf | — |
| 2 | German | Walldorf | a part of the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hessen, Germany |
| 3 | German | dorf | village rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town |
| 4 | Middle High German | dorf | village (rural habitation of size between a hamlet and a town) |
| 5 | Old High German | dorf | village |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þorp | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þurpą | village, rural settlement; gathering of people;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |