Where does “holmian” come from?
holmian (English) comes from English holmium, from Latin holmia, from Swedish Stockholm, from Swedish stock, from Old Swedish stokker, from Old Norse stokkr, from Proto-Germanic stukkaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewg- — to push, to hit.
holmian (English): Describing minerals containing holmium
Definitions
- Describing minerals containing holmium
Ancestry of “holmian”, step by step
holmian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English holmium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | holmium | A chemical element with atomic number 67: a soft... |
| 2 | Latin | holmia | nominative plural of holmium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Swedish | Stockholm | Stockholm |
| 4 | Swedish | stock | a log; a stock; a pack of snus, usually ten,... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | stokker | tree trunk; log |
| 6 | Old Norse | stokkr | tree-trunk |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | stukkaz | stick; beam; post; stump |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tewg- | to push, to hit |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)tew- | to push, to hit |
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 | — |