Where does “sphinxian” come from?
sphinxian (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.
sphinxian (English): Of or relating to the mythological sphinx
Definitions
- Of or relating to the mythological sphinx
Ancestry of “sphinxian”, step by step
sphinxian 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 Sphinx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Sphinx | An ancient, large statue in Egypt, with the face of a man and the body of a lion, lying near the Great Pyramids |
| 2 | Middle English | Spynx | The Sphinx |
| 3 | Latin | Sphinx | Sphinx |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Σφίγξ | Sphinx |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | σφίγγω | to bind tight, tie fast; to bind or hold... |