Where does “Whorfianism” come from?
Whorfianism (English) comes from English Whorfian, from English ian, from Irish Eoin, from Old Irish Iohain, from Latin Iōannēs, from Ancient Greek Ἰωάννης, from Hebrew יוחנן, from Hebrew חנון.
Whorfianism (English): Whorfian linguistics
Ancestry of “Whorfianism”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Whorfian | Relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which... |
| 2 | English | ian | — |
| 3 | Irish | Eoin | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | Iohain | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iōannēs | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰωάννης | — |
| 7 | Hebrew | יוחנן | Yahweh is gracious |
| 8 | Hebrew | חנון | gracious, merciful, compassionate; passive... |
| 9 | Moroccan Arabic | خنونة | — |
| 10 | Arabic | خُنَّة | — |