Where does “salamandrian” come from?

salamandrian (English) comes from English salamander, from Middle English salamandre, from Old French salamandre, from Latin salamandra, from Ancient Greek σαλαμάνδρα, from Persian سمندر, from Persian سام, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás — darkness, shadow.

salamandrian (English): Of, relating to, or resembling a salamander, the...

Definitions

  1. Of, relating to, or resembling a salamander, the...

Ancestry of “salamandrian”, step by step

salamandrian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English salamander

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsalamanderA long, slender, chiefly terrestrial amphibian of...
2Middle Englishsalamandre
3Old Frenchsalamandresalamander
4Latinsalamandrasalamander
5Ancient Greekσαλαμάνδραfire salamander
6Persianسمندرsalamander; a mythological fire-dwelling creature...
7Persianسامfire; flame; swell, swelling
8Proto-Indo-IranianćyaHmásblack
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱyeh₁-mó-sblack, dark
10Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via English ian

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishian
2IrishEoinJohn any of several people in the Bible
3Old IrishIohainJohn apostle
4LatinIōannēsJohn biblical persons
5Ancient GreekἸωάννης
6HebrewיוחנןYahweh is gracious
7Hebrewחנוןgracious, merciful, compassionate; passive...
8Moroccan Arabicخنونةmucus, snot
9Arabicخُنَّة
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱyeh₁-mó-sEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćyaHmás