Where does “squirrelian” come from?
squirrelian (English) comes from English squirrel, from Middle English squirel, from Old French escurel, from Vulgar Latin scuriolus, from Latin scūrius, from Latin sciūrus, from Ancient Greek σκίουρος, from Ancient Greek σκιά — darkness, shadow.
squirrelian (English): Of or relating to squirrels
Definitions
- Of or relating to squirrels
Ancestry of “squirrelian”, step by step
squirrelian traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English squirrel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | squirrel | Any of the rodents of the family Sciuridae... |
| 2 | Middle English | squirel | A squirrel; A squirrel fur or hide |
| 3 | Old French | escurel | squirrel |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | scuriolus | — |
| 5 | Latin | scūrius | — |
| 6 | Latin | sciūrus | squirrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σκίουρος | squirrel |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | σκιά | shadow; shade |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃ih₂ | shadow, shade |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |
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 | — |