Where does “scandian” come from?
scandian (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.
scandian (English): Describing minerals containing scandium
Definitions
- Describing minerals containing scandium
Ancestry of “scandian”, step by step
scandian 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 scandium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | scandium | A metallic chemical element, atomic number 21,... |
| 2 | Latin | scandia | nominative plural of scandium; accusative plural... |
| 3 | Old Norse | Skáney | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *Skadinawjō | Scania |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |