Where does “madrigalian” come from?
madrigalian (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.
madrigalian (English): Of or relating to madrigals
Definitions
- Of or relating to madrigals
Ancestry of “madrigalian”, step by step
madrigalian 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 madrigal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | madrigal | A song for a small number of unaccompanied... |
| 2 | Italian | madrigale | madrigal |
| 3 | Latin | matricalis | Of or pertaining to the womb or matrix |
| 4 | Latin | mātrīx | uterus, womb |
| 5 | Latin | māter | mother female parent |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἄρχω | To begin; To lead, rule, govern, command; To be... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ergʰ- | to begin; to command, rule; to begin, rule,... |